Highlights from a FAO facilitated parallel session at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2018
According to the World Organization for Animal Health, nearly 75% of all infectious diseases are zoonotic, that is, spread between animals and humans. Pastoralists fully depend on their animals for their livelihood and income and are at the forefront of the...

FAO facilitated knowledge-sharing workshop on pastoral land tenure reveals similar challenges across eastern and southern Africa
Pastoralism is the dominant livelihood in the arid and semi-arid lands of eastern and southern Africa, contributing significantly not only to national GDPs, but also to food security and environmental restoration in the region. Yet, pastoralists face several challenges, especially...

يدعم مشروع منظمة الأغذية والزراعة الجديد جمع البيانات بقيادة المجتمعات المحلية بغية تأييد السياسات المناصرة للرعاة.
وتفتقر النظم الرعوية في جميع أنحاء العالم إلى بعض المعلومات البسيطة. والبيانات بشأن تركيبة الأسر الرعوية أو ممارسات كسب العيش مثلاً مفقودة أو غير متاحة بسهولة. وهذا ينطبق بشكل خاصّ على الرعاة الرحل والرعاة المنتقلين انتجاعاً للكلأ، الذين لا تأخذهم...

Belgium and FAO join efforts to safeguard the livelihoods of crisis-hit agricultural communities in Cameroon and Chad
19 October 2017, Dakar – In the Lake Chad Basin, the security crisis exacerbates the challenges faced by vulnerable farmers and herders, already affected by climate hazards over the past decade...

Highlights from an all-women panel discussion at CSF44
Women play a crucial role within pastoralist societies not just as livestock producers, income generators, and caregivers but also as key organizers and keepers of local knowledge. They are integral to maintaining pastoralist community life and identity. Yet, they remain...