Fodder production has been regarded as one of the suitable strategies for increasing feed availability for enhanced livestock production among pastoral and agropastoral communities in the drylands of kenya. Water resources mobilization water works erosion control works pastoral facilities water resources monitoring areas developed 1. The government of the federal republic of nigeria frn obtained financing from the islamic development bank idb equivalent to usd 90. In a recent study on climaterelated vulnerability and adaptive capacity in shinile zone, communities identified the most significant hazards as drought and extreme heat riche et al, 2009. Livelihoods in ethiopia can be broadly divided into pastoral, agropastoral and crop production zones. Options for a sustainable intensification of agropastoral. Previous studies indicate that factors determining participation in these practices vary from time to time and from one location to another. Progress in pastoral areas generally falls behind that of other communities, creating poverty and vulnerability that undermine the sustainability of the system. Pastoral societies are tremendously variable in terms of the details of their technology. Options for a sustainable intensification of agropastoral production systems in west africa the promotion of agropastoral production systems is key to a more productive, more flexible, resilient and sustainable crops and livestock production in small holder farms.
The policy environment and critical constraints mohammed yimer, department of civic and ethical studies, college of social sciences and humanities, arba minch university introduction pastoralism is a specialised form of natural resource management, adapted to ecosystems. Evaluation and monitoring of natural resource use in pastoral and agropastoral systems. Pastoral livelihoods initiative phase ii pli ii lessons learnt bazaar foreword save the children. The developing agropastoral shade gardens as an adaptation strategy for poor rural communities project in djibouti. Vulnerability of agropastoral farmers to climate risks in northern and central tanzania article pdf available in development studies research 31. Pastoral livestock production systems are mostly found in africas vast arid and semiarid areas.
Governing pastoral livestock in cameroon october 2009. Determinants of pastoral and agropastoral households. Coverage was expanded compared to pcdp i and the target group consisted of 600,000 rural households nearly 1. A survey of the mineral status of livestock in the tibet autonomous region of china 8 may graze upper valley and mountain areas but pasture productivity is often poor due to the dry conditions. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of peace.
Current pli support to enclosures is benefitting some areas of land, and some people, at the expense of others. Enhancing adaptive capacity and climate resilience of. Agropastoral definition is of or relating to a practice of agriculture that includes both the growing of crops and the raising of livestock. There is a need for more and open dialogue among the policy makers, development facilitators, researchers, pastoral advocacy groups and.
A survey of the mineral status of livestock in the tibet. Mainstreaming sustainable land management in agro pastoral. Final kano project general procurement notice final june 2019. It borders the southern inland pastoral to the north and the baybakool low potential agropastoral to the south.
Augustine abioye ayantunde kansas state university. Sustainable intensification of integrated agriculture. Agropastoralism definition is a way of life or a form of social organization based on the growing of crops and the raising of livestock as the primary means of economic activity. Pdf vulnerability of agropastoral farmers to climate. Developing agropastoral shade gardens as an adaptation strategy for poor rural communities since 2007, the whole horn of africa region and djibouti in particular have been facing a prolonged drought event that has heavily impacted agricultural production and rural livelihoods, especially animal husbandry, the backbone of the pastoralist way of. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of peace final social assessment report for.
Agropastoralism definition of agropastoralism by merriam. Sc, and its partners, have implemented a new program in support of pastoralists and expastoralists in ethiopia entitled pastoralist livelihoods initiative, phase two pli ii may 11, 2009 may 10 20. Between these two systems is the agropastoral production system comprising. The pastoral band is split in two, with the eastern part sd03 dominated by the red sea hills ecology, where only goats and sheep can be produced in any numbers, while in. Review of pastoral rangeland enclosures in ethiopia. The mainstreaming sustainable land management in agropastoral production systems of kenya project was designed as a five year programme to address these problems through interventions aimed at providing the basis for economic development, food security and sustainable livelihoods while restoring. Progress in pastoral areas generally falls behind that of other communities, creating poverty and vulnerability that undermine the sustainability of. Pdf coping with drought among pastoral and agropastoral. Ultimately, this requires a deliberate mix of short, medium and longterm actions undertaken in tandem across the humanitariandevelopmentpeace nexus. Pastoralist, agropastoralist and nonpastoral populations in afar, oromia and somali regions 7 figure 3. Perhaps the most important distinctions are those based on sophistication of transport methods.
The project targeted the improvement of the viability of pastoral and agro pastoral production systems as a way of promoting the uptake of slm among participating community groups. Within these zones there is considerable diversity in terms of the types of livestock raised and crops produced, and significant movement of households and communities along the continuum of livelihood. However in its long term policy it advocates for settlement of pastoralists based on development of irrigation. Ss02 ironstone plateau agropastoral ss03 highland forest and sorghum ss04 western plains groundnuts, sesame, sorghum ss05 southeastern semiarid pastoral ss06 eastern plains sorghum and cattle ss07 western floodplain sorghum and cattle ss08 nile basin fishing and agropastoral ss09 northwestern nile basin cattle and maize. Iucn is under no obligation to accept the lowest priced proposal or. It is reported that a 10 percent increase in yields reduces the poverty rate by 7 percent in africa, while a 1 percent. The bakool agropastoral livelihood zone lz is located in the central part of the bakool region, covering the northern parts of wajid, hudur, tieglow and most of rabdhure district. Assessment of vulnerability of pastoral and agropastoral systems participatory analysis of pastoral and agropastoral systems including adaptation to climate change. Agreement developing agropastoral shade gardens as an. Improving drought response in pastoral areas of ethiopia.
Participatory natural resource management with somali. Conditions iucn is not bound in any way to enter into any contractual or other arrangement with any proposer as a result of issuing this rfp. Pdf on jan 1, 2005, kassa belay and others published coping with drought among pastoral and agropastoral communities of eastern ethiopia find, read and cite all the research you need on. Request for proposals rfp gcf project feasibility study. It borders the southern inland pastoral to the north and the baybakool low potential agro pastoral to the south. Foreword by the humanitarian coordinator for ethiopia foreword by the humanitarian coordinator for ethiopia ms. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia pastoral community. Both nomadic pastoral and farming systems, including agropastoralism, have reached their production limit largely due to increasing water stress and land degradation. The pastoralists of the eurasian steppe, including indoeuropeans in the early.
Know its advantages, understand its challenges, act for its sustainability on the global scale, extensive pastoral production accounts for 10% of total meat production or a billion head of camels, cattle and small animals on all continents1 and supports some 200 million pastoral households. An agropastoral liaison service and its transforming role in postconflict settings creating conditions for a lasting peace in car requires, therefore, true rejuvenation of agriculture. Agropastoral definition of agropastoral by merriamwebster. Improving drought response in pastoral areas of ethiopia somali and afar regions and borena zone of oromiya region sara pantuliano and mike wekesa humanitarian policy group overseas development institute, london prepared for the core group care, fao, save the children uk and save the children us january 2008 hpg humanitarian policy group. Kano state agropastoral development project ksadp nga 1007. Improved breeds of dairy and meat goats and poultry were introduced at all four pilot sites which has resulted in high milk. Supply of gcf project feasibility study and design, tanzania iucn. Developing agropastoral shade gardens as an adaptation. Brief for gsdr 2015 pastoral development pathways in.