Agrobiodiversity in drylands
This information brief describes the importance of dryland agricultural biodiversity, outlines the threats facing it, and points to the key role that local people play in conserving it.
Considering pastoral issues in Ethiopia: Report of an informal learning 'conversation' at ILRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15 July 2010
Hope for Kenya's pastoralists: ILRI's Index-Based Livestock Insurance
Diagnostic study of live cattle and beef production and marketing: Constraints and opportunities for enhancing the system
CARE Ethiopia Pastoral Livelihoods Programs in Oromia Region
Indexed Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI): OPaDC activities and projects relevant to and complementing IBLI
Pasture in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan: Common Resource or Private Property
This paper looks at how recent economic and legal changes have affected pasture management and property rights in Tajikistan. Firstly, current trends in livestock numbers and mobility are compared with those of the Soviet period. Secondly, the impact of current land legislation is investigated using 2007 field data from two sites in the Gorno-Badakhshan region of the country. We describe the extent to which pasture at these sites is under private, community or state control and discuss the implications for sustainable management of this resource.
Development of the world’s first insurance for African pastoralist herders
Herd management and breeding practices of sheep owners in a mixed crop-livestock and a pastoral system of Ethiopia
An exploratory survey was undertaken to understand sheep production system, breeding practices and selection criteria for Ethiopian Menz and Afar sheep breeds in their home tract as a step towards developing sustainable sheep breeding strategies. The mean sheep flock size was 31.6 in Menz and 23.0 in Afar area. Half of the pastoralists (Afar) and one-fifth of smallholder farmers (Menz) do not have a breeding ram. Mating was predominantly uncontrolled. Higher chance of mixing sheep flocks was reported in most of the seasons.