N’Djamena, 11 mai 2018 - le Ministère de l’élevage et des productions animales et l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’Alimentation et l’Agriculture (FAO) publient les résultats du recensement général (RGE) de l’élevage au Tchad qui s’est déroulé de 2012 à 2015 sur toute l’étendue du territoire national.
Désormais, le Tchad dispose des données fiables pour mettre en place une politique adéquate en matière d’élevage pour le développement du secteur. C’est ce que montrent les principaux résultats du recensement général de l’élevage annoncés par le Ministre de l’élevage...

Millions of people rely on the Sahel’s drylands, whose livelihoods depend on livestock production. However, comparably lower investments were recently made towards people in these areas that, in addition to chronic poverty, food insecurity and conflict, have suffered from the effects...

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South Africa’s agricultural sector is responsible for devastating impacts on the environment. Most South African farms are privately owned, commercial operations, a fact that has somewhat naturally led to a one-dimensional approach to management: they’re out to make a profit. Many...

Drought in the Horn of Africa has been widespread, causing food insecurity that has triggered a regional humanitarian crisis, particularly among livestock-owning communities. FAO’s Abdal Monium Osman, Senior Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer, and Cyril Ferrand, Resilience Team Leader for East Africa explain what FAO is doing to help improve the resilience of pastoral livelihoods.
Q. How does the pastoralist system survive after a severe drought, like the ones in 2011 and 2017? A. The pastoral system employs a range of strategies to recover and enhance resilience. These strategies include the mobilization of pastoralists to exploit...