Livestock production

With camelids into a sustainable future

The importance of camelid herders for the conservation of our world’s rangelands is increasingly recognized internationally. To mark the International Year of Camelids, this thematic dossier introduces camelid pastoralists, how they sustainably manage rangelands in the Andean highlands, East Africa and Mongolia, and why the global community should support camelid pastoralism for a resilient future of our planet.

Contents

  • Allies for a green future – Igshaan Samuels and Maryam Niamir-Fuller
  • Camelid husbandry worldwide – Bernard Faye
  • Where in the world are camelids? – Paul Mundy
  • New market opportunities in the Andes – Cecilia Turin and Mariana Quiroga Mendiola
  • Camels as far as the eye can see – Piers Simpkin and Jacob Wanyama
  • Proud to be a camel herder – Interview with Shariin Juu
  • Participatory research for diversity – Ilse Köhler-Rollefson and Cecilia Turin
  • The future of camelid husbandry – Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, Ann Waters-Bayer, Sabine Dorlöchter-Sulser and Cecilia Turin

This dossier, co-published by Misereor, the League for Pastoral Peoples and DITSL, includes articles co-authored by LPP’s Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, as well as several other articles by long-term collaborators with LPP.

The centre spread is a poster showing the worldwide distribution of the seven camelid species (alpacas, Bactrians, dromedaries, llamas, guanacos, vicuñas and wild Bactrians (which have been recognized as a separate species from the domesticated Bactrians). This map is based on LPP’s world Pastoralist Map.

Download in English (from Misereor or LPP) or German (Misereor or LPP).

  • Title: With camelids into a sustainable future. Learning from pastoralist communities
  • Author: Misereor, League for Pastoral Peoples, DITSL
  • Description: Dossier
  • Format: Pdf
  • Pages: 20

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    Accounting for pastoralists in Pakistan

    Rangelands are the main land use in Pakistan, providing forage for livestock and supporting millions of pastoralists. Traditional pastoralism is a centuries-old production system, sustained by nomadic, transhumant and sedentary pastoralists. Major pastoral regions in Pakistan include the Hindu Kush-Himalayan and Karakoram ranges, arid and semi-arid scrublands of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, and the sandy deserts of Thal, Thar and Cholistan.
    Pastoralists contribute significantly to national food security, subsistence and economy. But they face numerous challenges: land degradation, land grabbing, socio-political marginalization and competition over natural resources, unfavourable policies, climate change and environmental hazards. Pastoralists are not officially recognized, so their contributions are often not accounted official records. Reliable data is lacking. Pastoralism in Pakistan is declining due to various socio-political and ecological challenges.

  • Title: Accounting for pastoralists in Pakistan
  • Author: Khurshid Muhammad
  • Description: Information brief
  • Format: Pdf
  • Pages: 6

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    Valorizando pastoralistas em Moçambique

    O agro-pecuária é a principal forma de produção pecuária em Moçambique. Está concentrado nas províncias mais secas, centrais e meridionais, longe das áreas infestadas pelo tsé-tsé. Enquanto as galinhas e cabras são mais numerosas, o gado bovino é o tipo de gado mais importante. São uma fonte de rendimento e poder de tracção, uma reserva de riqueza e importante culturalmente. O gado é uma fonte de rendimento vital para um grande número de agricultores, especialmente no sul do país.

    O agro-pecuária e a segurança alimentar poderiam ser melhorados através de melhores serviços veterinários, melhor alimentação e abeberamento na estação seca, e criação com base em raças locais. O agropecuária não é oficialmente reconhecido como uma forma de gestão, e não figura de forma proeminente nas políticas governamentais. Serão necessários dados melhores, mais frequentes e mais detalhados se Moçambique quiser tirar partido das oportunidades apresentadas pelo gado para o seu desenvolvimento agrícola.

    Também em inglês.

  • Title: Valorizando pastoralistas em Moçambique
  • Author: Jacob Wanyama e Romuald Rutazihana
  • Description: Resumo informativo
  • Format: Zip
  • Pages: 6

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