From the steppes of Kyrgyzstan to the vast plains around Mount Kenya, the Agroecology Fund is proud to support pastoralist initiatives demonstrating that agroecology is an approach that can be applied to different food systems. An age-old, traditional way of life for Indigenous communities across the world, pastoralism upholds many of the core principles of agroecology: synergy, soil health and land governance, amongst others.

However, despite its immense value, pastoralism faces significant threats and challenges in the modern world, with the encroachment upon pastoral lands by competing land uses, and frequent marginalization in policy-making and land tenure systems.

In the face of widespread misunderstanding surrounding the pastoralist way of life – as well as campaigns of disinformation – the Agroecology Fund took the opportunity to host a webinar which we hoped would challenge stereotypes and myths, and provide a space for discussion and learning.