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ILRI News on pastoralism

29 Sep 2020

Nomadic pastoralist communities: An invisible frontier in health surveillance

The effects of COVID-19 have gone undocumented in nomadic pastoralist communities across Africa, which are largely invisible to health surveillance systems despite their significance in the setting of emerging infectious disease. A new research paper in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

Sustainable livestock systems

12 Aug 2020

Project work amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Updating the household nutrition data collection app in Samburu

Written by Watson Lepariyo , Research Associate, International Livestock Research Institute In October 2019, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in partnership with the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network ( FANRPAN ) launched a one-year pilot study in Kenya...

Sarah KasyokaCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

AVCD program blog

16 Apr 2020

Diversification of diets: a community-led solution that improves nutritional outcomes in Kenya’s pastoral communities

Camels in Isiolo County (photo credit AVCD/Muthoni Njiru). In northern Kenya, thousands of people suffer from acute malnutrition. This dryland region experiences low rainfall, high temperatures and has poor soils, which lead to poor harvests and inadequate pastures for livestock. The region hence...

Muthoni NjiruCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

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Publications on pastoralism

Journal Article

Published2020

Understanding pastoralists’ dynamic insurance uptake decisions: Evidence from four-year panel data in Ethiopia

Report

Published2020

Community-based rangeland management in Tataouine, south-east Tunisia: Institutional settings to revive traditional land restoration “Gdel”

Journal Article

Published2020

MILK Symposium review: Community-tailored training to improve the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of women regarding hygienic milk production and handling in Borana pastoral area of southern Ethiopia

Report

Published2020

Synthesis report for characterization of communal grasslands in Menz and Abergele in Ethiopia

Journal Article

Published2020

Determinants of livestock market participation among pastoral communities of Tana River County, Kenya

Journal Article

Published2020

The mosaic genome of indigenous African cattle as a unique genetic resource for African pastoralism

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ILRI Projects on pastoralism

Mar 2019Apr 2032

One Health Units for Humans, Environment, Animals and Livelihoods (HEAL)

The project brings together professionals in human and animal health and the environment to achieve better access to human and veterinary health services and sustainable natural resources management. To implement One Health, the project works with communities, public and private service providers...

International Land Coalition Rangelands Initiative: Making rangelands secure

Making rangelands secure Established in 2010, the International Land Coalition (ILC) Rangelands Initiative facilitates learning between, and provides technical support to government and other actors working to make rangelands more tenure secure. Coordinated and supported globally by the...

Developing and piloting index based livestock insurance to reduce poverty and vulnerability

In collaboration with various partners, ILRI has pursued a comprehensive research agenda aimed at designing, developing and implementing market mediated index-based insurance products to protect livestock keepers from drought related asset losses they face, particularly those in the drought prone...