League for Pastoral Peoples

LPP organises Livestock Futures Conference on 6-7th September

siteadmin — Fri, 04 May 2012 06:54:39 +0000

LPP is pleased to announce a conference about the future of livestock keeping that will be held in Bonn on 6-7th September. Join us as livestock keepers from around the world discuss with policy and decision makers about their role in the future of livestock production.

Conference announcement in English

Konferenzankündigung auf deutsch

New film introducing the work of LPP

siteadmin — Fri, 04 May 2012 06:45:42 +0000

In a short film, Ilse Köhler-Rollefson introduces the work and rationale of LPP and how it tries to link the situation of local livestock keepers with the global livestock policy scenario. Watch the film here.

About LPP

siteadmin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:11:54 +0000

In this short film, Ilse Köhler-Rollefson explains about the work of LPP

Biocultural Protocol

siteadmin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:09:16 +0000

Pastoralists and other indigenous livestock keepers have created breeds that are a crucial asset for humanity in adapting to climate change, conserving biological diversity and sustaining food production in harsh and challenging environments..

Biocultural protocols are a means of bringing to light the crucial role of communities in conserving indigenous breeds and in maintaining the web of life that depends on them.

The film showcases biocultural protocls highlighting the Raika community of Rajasthan and the Samburu of kenya.

Developing Biocultural protocols is an important means of implementing both paragraph 8j of the CBD and strategic priority 6 of the Global Plan of Action on Animal Genetic Resources.

See the film here

Keepers of Genes

siteadmin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:56:02 +0000

India’s pastoralists have created a myriad of livestock breeds that are optimally adapted to the country’s diverse landcsapes and eco-systems. These breeds are an important part of India’s biodiversity and make a major contribution to food security by producing milk, meat, manure, draught power and various other products.

But these valuable and eco-friendly production systems face many challenges and threats.

This film narrates the story of how India’s pastoralists act as “Keepers of Genes” and their struggle for survival and recognition.

See this film on Youtube: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Livestock out of balance: From asset to liability in the course of the Livestock Revolution

siteadmin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:17:17 +0000

This study by LPP member Evelyn Mathias investigates the impact of the Livestock Revolution on farmers.The results provide some major food for thought. They do suggest that livestock has turned in many cases from an asset into a liability, since farmers and livestock keepers, in order to remain competitive, are drawn into a debt trap, because of high initial investments on one side, and because they are squeezed between escalating input prices and the consolidated power of the food processors and supermarket chains on the other.

Poignantly, the author concludes that due to the financial squeeze many farmers find themselves in a position that “forces them to cut costs wherever they can, and creates strong incentives to unethical behaviour.” This observation would seem crucial with respect to current concerns and initiatives to structure and channel the global livestock sector onto a more sustainable track.

Download the study here

Flyer “Investing in Livestock Futures”

siteadmin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:09:17 +0000

This flyer introduces the approaches promoted and used by LPP to strengthen the position of small-scale livestock keepers: Biocultural Protocols, Livestock Keepers’ Rights and an innovative approach to marketing the products of local breeds. Download LPP flyer – Investing in Livestock Futures

New flyer “Investing in Livestock Futures”

siteadmin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:38:26 +0000

This new flyer summarizes some of LPP’s approaches to securing the resources and assets of small-scale livestock keepers: Biocultural Protocols, Livestock Keepers’ Rights and new approaches to marketing products from local livestock breeds. LPP flyer – Investing in Livestock Futures.

First focus area workshop of the Global Agenda of Action for a Sustainable Livestock Sector, 2-4 April

siteadmin — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:18:18 +0000

The Global Agenda of Action for a Sustainable Livestock Sector will hold its first focus area workshop at FAO in Rome from 2-4 April, 2012. The theme is “Closing the efficiency gap”. How will “efficiency” be defined and which factors will be taken into account? A major focus will be on green house gas emissions per unit of livestock product, but will externalities also be figured in, such as biodiversity, disease outbreaks, soil fertility, etc? This will be an interesting process to observe – and influence! The tentative agenda of the workshop is here.

EU Briefing on Pastoralism

siteadmin — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:10:54 +0000

On 22 nd February, the EU Commission, in collaboration with the African Union and the Center for Tropical Agriculture, organised an official briefing on African pastoralism. Lack of visibility of pastoralism and its role in food security was diagnosed as a major problem, but itwas extremely encouraging that the EU is giving the topic some attention. More information here.