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A ce jour, 12 millions d’animaux ont été traités contre les maladies du bétail et autres affections
L'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO) s'est brillamment illustrée avec une campagne de grande ampleur qui, jusqu'à présent, a traité plus de 12 millions de têtes de bétail en moins de trois mois et contribue à protéger...
02-06-2017
Pastoralism is practised throughout Eastern Africa, but few policies are in their favor
Millions of pastoralists herd livestock in Africa’s drylands; yet they have little say in policies that affect them. The newly formed Eastern and Southern Africa Pastoralist Network (ESAPN) aims to advocate for better policies that support the lifestyle of mobile...
23-05-2017

Pastoralism and agro-pastoralism - predominant livelihood systems in the drylands of Eastern Africa - are facing new challenges linked to climate change, land tenure changes, conflict, and emerging livestock diseases and more, hence, pastoralists need to urgently   supplement their traditional...
26-04-2017
Partners resolve to coordinate policy advocacy better
Herders’ representatives and development organizations from around the world have agreed to promote sustainable pastoralism and coordinate their advocacy work. Over 14 partners of the Pastoralist Knowledge Hub, a FAO initiative launched in 2015, met in Rome on April 3,...
11-04-2017

Eastern Africa countries face challenges of achieving food security mainly due to unfavorable weather and climate conditions, including the occurrence of droughts and floods as well as increasingly unreliable rainfall and gradually increasing temperatures. In response, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), in...
31-03-2017