Argentinian pastoralists keen to demonstrate their value through community-collected socio-economic data
Although pastoral farming has a long history in Argentina, pastoralists feel overshadowed by large-scale and intensive livestock production systems on the one hand, and by agriculturalists on the other. This lack of institutional recognition at the local and national levels...

An agreement implemented between farming and cattle herder communities in three neighboring states in greater Bahr El Ghazal region has brought about progress in addressing conflict arising during cattle migration season. The rate of criminal incidents related to the movement of...

Highlighting the crucial role of pastoralist women in responding to climate related challenges
Women and girls in pastoralist societies are doubly marginalized; first as pastoralists that live in uncertainty and are facing new challenges to their livelihood, and second, as women in societies that restrict their participation in decision making processes. They are...

Ruth Kihiu is a Programme Manager at The Pastoral Women’s Council (PWC), which works to socio-economically empower marginalized pastoralist Maasai women in Ngorongoro, Monduli, and Longido districts in Tanzania, through livelihood and income-generating activities. PWC, supported by UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality, also aims to educate women and girls about their rights and equip them with leadership skills.
Before I joined the Pastoral Women’s Council (PWC), I was working in the private sector, in a business membership organization. But my passion has always been around women's empowerment. I felt that as much as my work in the private...

Буркина-Фасо является одной из шести стран Сахеля, столкнувшихся с большими трудностями в этом году
31 мая 2018, Рим - Швеция посредством проектов Продовольственной и сельскохозяйственной организации Объединенных Наций (ФАО) будет оказывать поддержку фермерам и пастухам, пострадавшим в результате засухи, в Сахеле с акцентом на Буркина-Фасо и Мали. Вклад от Шведского агентства по вопросам международного сотрудничества...