محور المعرفة عن الرعاة

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In Ethiopia’s southeast region, livestock are essential for survival. “We were pure herders. We used to follow the water and grass,” said Mahabo Hassen, a female livestock owner from the outskirts of Warder, in Ethiopia’s Somali Region.
22/03/2018 The animals provide families with milk to drink and to make butter and yoghurt. Male camels and donkeys are also used to fetch water and transport grain. Sheep or goat hides, or rope made from camel skins also generates income....
22-03-2018
Below-average rains forecast for Somalia could lead to devastating cattle losses and intensify malnutrition in the Horn of Africa nation, the United Nations food security agency has warned.
The grim scenario follows massive livestock deaths due to drought – up to 60 per cent of herds in some areas – that have severely damaged pastoralists’ livelihoods. “Somalia is traditionally an agro-pastoral economy [and] livestock losses have severely affected its economy...
21-03-2018
الحاجة إلى دعم طارئ للرعاة حيث تشير التنبؤات إلى هطولات مطرية تحت المتوسط بين أبريل/نيسان ويونيو/حزيران
20 مارس/آذار 2018، روما- حذرت منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة (الفاو) اليوم من أن نفوق قطعان الماشية بشكل كبير في الصومال نتيجة للجفاف، والذي وصل إلى نسبة 60 في المائة من القطيع في بعض المناطق، الحق أضراراً فادحة بسبل معيشة الرعاة....
21-03-2018
Mongolian pastoralists gather to initiate community-driven data collection
Pastoralists constitute a third of Mongolia’s population, and their distinct way of life is considered an important national heritage. The “Pastoralist-Driven Data Management System” project, implemented by the Pastoralist Knowledge Hub, seeks to safeguard this livelihood and lifestyle in the...
09-03-2018
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...
26-02-2018