Highlights from the panel discussion on pastoralism and conflicts at CFS43 side event
Insecure land rights, extreme weather, rising population and increasing livestock numbers are some factors that cause conflicts in pastoral areas of the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. A better understanding of mobile pastoralism is key to preventing conflict. This is...

La FAO soutient la restauration des terres des communautés autochtones et pastorales angolaises

In collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the ECOWAS Commission is holding a 5-Day regional workshop of Animal health experts, production networks, senior regional government officials and representatives of supportive international agencies. The workshop which also draws participants from...

Une plateforme multipartite pour discuter des moyens de réduire les conflits
Promouvoir le dialogue, encourager des partenariats et trouver des solutions aux défis auxquels sont confrontés les éleveurs: tels sont les objectifs de la Plateforme de pastoralisme et de transhumance, une initiative multipartite lancée en mars 2015 par le Gouvernement de...

Climate-related phenomena like El Niño and La Niña, have, in the last several decades, increased both in frequency and ferocity, hitting global agriculture with a blunt and brutal force. Typically, once every ten years, El Niño events now occur in regions like East Africa every...