by IPGRI, FAO and GTZ. It was attended by some 50 scientists, govern-
ment representatives and development professionals, including the
League's Evelyn Mathias.
madic) pastoralists. They are popularly known as the Kuchi. Years of
drought and war, and the associated breakdown of customary arrange-
ments, have led to a serious decline in their production system. Very little
reconstruction assistance has been targeted at this population group. Few
organizations have experience with migratory populations; and ethno-
political factors and land-tenure conflicts hamper development projects.
The Ministry of Frontiers and Tribal Affairs, and the Ministry of Agriculture
with the support of USAID organized a conference in Kabul with represen-
tatives of the national Kuchi shura to discuss these issues. Ilse Köhler-
Rollefson was invited to this conference to relate her experiences in the
development of India's Raika pastoralists, who originally hail from Afghani-
stan
above, LIFE continued its networking activities and the dissemination of
information on community-based animal genetic resources conservation.
Evelyn Mathias coordinated the networking and published two issues of
the People and Livestock electronic newsletter. Issue 2 focused on
camels and pastoralism, and issue 3 on people-centred livestock develop-
ment.
List (ELDev), which opened in January 2005 (see box).
operation with its Indian partner, Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan. Ten partici-
pants from the following countries and organizations attended:
Aman Singh (KRAPAVIS), Uttra Kothari (College of Jaipur/LPPS), De-
waram Dewasi (government veterinarian and LPPS), as well as the
League's Ilse Köhler-Rollefson and Evelyn Mathias.
work and discussions. Informal exchange of experiences was also very
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