"Yet, farmers need herders"
The Pastoralist Knowledge Hub is an initiative that seeks to bring pastoral voices to the global agenda. This new section, 'Pastoralist Conversations', contains informative pieces of dialogue with pastoralists from different regions. The aim is to highlight the specificity of pastoralist...

Being a herder is, first of all, a way of life.
The Pastoralist Knowledge Hub is an initiative that seeks to bring pastoral voices to the global agenda. This new section, 'Pastoralists Conversations', contains informative pieces of dialogue with pastoralists from different regions. The aim is to highlight the specificity of...

Five new food systems in China, Mexico, Morocco, Spain and Thailand have recently been recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) refers to an evolving system of human communities intricately entwined with their territory,...

Farmer Nima Elmassad noticed the weather changing around seven years ago. In Sudan’s southern White Nile State, the rains began coming later and falling inconsistently. During the long, harsh dry season, her children had to travel three hours per day...

As part of the implementation and adaptation of the Voluntary Guidelines on "Improving the Governance of Pastoral Lands" to the field, FAO has developed a partnership with the Réseau des Organisations Pastorales du Niger (ROPEN) with the aim of using...