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ILRI News on rangelands

27 Sep 2022

Harnessing the digital connectivity of pastoralists to close data gaps

Pastoralist communities in northern Kenya are among the most neglected people in the country, suffering the highest levels of food insecurity and poverty. This is partly because the nomadic herding of livestock was until recently considered an outdated and unproductive way of life. But equally...

Charlie Pye-Smith

ILRI News

18 Jul 2022

Impact assessment confirms Participatory Rangeland Management's positive impact on rangelands and pastoral communities

In November and December 2021, the ILRI-led Livestock CRP contracted African Research and Economic Development Consultants to conduct an independent impact assessment of the Participatory Rangeland Management (PRM) pilot in Kenya and Tanzania. PRM works through three stages and eight steps ,...

Elliot CarletonPrinceton in Africa Fellow

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ILRI News

09 Jul 2022

New film highlights pastoralism’s tremendous benefits as a sustainable and nature-positive food production system

On June 2, a Stockholm+50 side event was held to highlight how the nature-based restoration and multipurpose use of rangelands can positively contribute to economies, societies and the environment. Fiona Flintan , a senior scientist at ILRI, attended the event virtually and shared a new film from...

Elliot CarletonPrinceton in Africa Fellow

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Publications on rangelands

Book Chapter

Published2015

Economics of animal genetic resources use and conservation

Book Chapter

Published2015

Building resilience: Improving water productivity in crop-livestock systems of drought-prone regions

rangelands

Book Chapter

Published2015

Building resilience: Improving livestock water productivity: Lessons from the Nile River basin

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Book Chapter

Published2008

Fragmentation of a peri-urban savanna, Athi-Kaputiei plains, Kenya

Book Chapter

Published2008

North-West Province, South Africa: Communal and commercial livestock systems in transition

Book Chapter

Published2012

Cowpea in evolving livestock systems

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ILRI Projects on rangelands

Jul 2021Jun 2023

Local governance of natural resources for community stabilization in Central Mali (Kedo Diren)

Mali's Mopti region is endowed with immense water and land resources generating for livelihoods for millions of families. The availability of these resources made the region an ideal environment for a thriving ruminant livestock farming. However, the region has recently been the scene of violent...

Jan 2021Dec 2023

Inclusive red meat value chains for women and youth in Eastern and Southern Africa (K'LUSA)

Most rural households in Zimbabwe and Malawi depend on smallholder agriculture and livestock husbandry to meet food and nutritional security goals and improve their livelihoods. However, due to the low level of public and private investment in the livestock sector, livestock-keeping households...

Mar 2019Apr 2032

One Health 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...

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