Maasai Indigenous youth in Kenya grow their own forage for the security of their animals and their livelihoods
Jeremiah Muya Sailoji stands amidst the arid landscape of Olteyani village, located in Kajiado County, south of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. His eyes reflect a lingering sorrow. “Truckloads of hay and silage were sold to us here in Kiserian market. Cows that...

The AniTerrAE project (Animals in Territories for Agroecology: Contribution of differentiation approaches to sustainable and resilient food systems), funded by the Federal Office for Agriculture of Switzerland (FOAG), is being implemented in eight countries, including Kenya. In Southern Kenya, the...

The programme is expected to directly benefit more than 100,000 households across Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, the Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda
Nairobi/Rome — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) have signed a four-year 47 million euro programme designed to strengthen the resilience of pastoralists in Eastern Africa. The initiative, named “Pastoralism and Livestock Adaptation...

Camelids, including camels, llamas, and alpacas, are an important source of protein and fibre for communities throughout the world. They provide food security and nutrition through milk and meat, transportation and labor for communities in arid regions, and serve as...

Rangelands cover 54% of all land; as much as 50% are degraded, imperilling 1/6th of humanity’s food supply, 1/3rd of Earth’s carbon reservoir  UNCCD report points way to restore, better manage rangelands, urges protection of pastoralism Bonn/Ulaanbaatar – Degradation of Earth’s extensive, often immense natural...