Despite harsh climatic conditions, Africa’s drylands support millions of people and contribute significantly to Kenya’s national economy, primarily through livestock products. However, these same areas are currently also bearing some of the heaviest burdens of climate change. With increasing population numbers, more frequent droughts and ever...

Climate change can cause long-lasting, more frequent dry spells – a particular problem for pastoralists in the Horn of Africa as this leads to livestock losses, increased food insecurity and spiralling poverty. In Mandera County in northeastern Kenya, FAO is supporting pastoralists...

Although agricultural policies in Europe can be thought of as being more comprehensive than in some other places of the world, pastoralists in Europe face several challenges akin to pastoralists from other parts of the world. With the aim of...

17 October 2018, Rome - A new FAO report highlights the multiple contributions made by the global livestock sector — especially to the lives of millions of poor, animal-dependent small-scale producers in developing countries — but also says that changes in policies...

Dakar, mardi 26 octobre 2018- Aujourd’hui, s’est tenue à Dakar la présentation officielle de l’Etude du Bureau des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et le Sahel sur le Pastoralisme en Afrique de l’Ouest et le Sahel. En présence du Représentant...