Resources Tagged: Pastoralism

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  1. Livestock and Nutrition

    2020-09-20 A Discussion Paper for the Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) Kate Sadler This discussion paper was commissioned by LEGS to review the key issues relating to nutrition in the context of livestock-based emergency interventions, with particular attention to the following key...
    Livestock Health Livestock Nutrition Pastoralist Pastoralism LEGS

  2. The Quality of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals

    2020-10-20 A Discussion Paper for the Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) Holly Hufnagel The objective of this discussion paper is to inform the LEGS Technical Advisory Committee on issues relating to the quality of veterinary pharmaceuticals for livestock responses in emergency situations....
    Veterinary Services Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Emergen... LEGS Pastoralism Pastoralist

  3. Ecological Vulnerability Through Livestock Insurance?

    Increasingly frequent and severe droughts pose a big challenge for pastoralists in the Horn of Africa. Livestock drought insurance (LDI) is being tested as a means to manage these risks. In the article “Ecological vulnerability through insurance? Potential unintended consequences of livestock...
    CELEP Pastoral Land Mana... Ecological Restora... Pastoralism Pastoralist Pastoral Systems Livestock Development Livestock Insurance

  4. Livestock Insurance

    2020-09-20 A Discussion Paper for the Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) Yacob Aklilu This paper was commissioned to assess livestock insurance schemes and explore what evidence exists regarding the effective implementation of livestock insurance schemes to support the livelihoods of...
    Pastoralist Pastoral Systems Pastoralism Livestock Insurance Livestock Development

  5. Governing the Periphery: Ethiopia's PSNP in Somali Region

    The change in relationship between pastoralists and central government brought about by Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) is explored in the article “Development, governmentality and the sedentary state: the productive safety net programme in Ethiopia’s Somali pastoral periphery”...
    Government Policy Pastoralism Pastoralist Pastoral Systems Ethiopia CELEP

  6. Pastoralism: Making Variability Work

    The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published “Pastoralism: making variability work”(2021, Animal Production & Health Paper 185, 58pp) written by Saverio Krätli and Ilse Koehler-Rollefsen with comments and guidance from FAO staff and pastoralist specialists...
    Environmental Vari... Pastoral Land Mana... Pastoralism Pastoralist Pastoral Systems Food Security CELEP

  7. The Challenges of Emergency Veterinary Voucher Schemes: Research into Operational Barriers to Applying LEGS

    2020-01-20 The research methodology was based on the following multi-method research approach, using both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods, with checklists and tools developed for each: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice baseline and endline studies through 46 Focus Group Discussions with...
    Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Emergen... Pastoralism Pastoralist Silvopastoral Systems LEGS Research Emergency Management

  8. Women's Land Rights in Pastoral Areas of Ethiopia

    In Ethiopia, formal laws assert that women have equal rights regarding land use and access. However, the pastoral areas are often highly influenced by religious and customary systems under which women tend to have weaker land rights. The report“Women’s land rights: customary rules and formal laws...
    Land Rights Women's Rights Ethiopia Pastoralism Pastoralist Pastoral Systems CELEP

  9. LEGS Evaluation Tool

    2013-02-20 New 2016 edition based on the LEGS Handbook 2nd edition This Evaluation Tool can assist organizations to evaluate how LEGS was used during a project - in other words, to what extent did a project follow the LEGS core standards, and the specific standards for different technical interventions...
    Pastoralism Pastoralist Pastoral Systems LEGS Evaluation

  10. AFSA Case Studies of Pastoralism

    The case studies in this collection highlight the value and benefits of pastoralism to the economy, the environment, and the culture of Africa. They demonstrate pastoralists’ essential role in land governance and their contribution to Africa’s sustainable development. Pastoralists live in the...
    Africa Case Studies Pastoral Systems Pastoralist AFSA Pastoralism