Essays about: "Pastoralism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the word Pastoralism.

  1. 1. Pokot Young Pastoralists at the Crossroads - Tradition, Modernity and Land Tenure Transformations in East Pokot, Kenya

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Maddalena Cirani; [2020-02-18]
    Keywords : Pastoralism; Youth; ASALs; Africa; East Pokot; Land tenure; Modernity; Tradition;

    Abstract : East Pokot, in North-Western Kenya, falls under the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands(ASALs) of the Sub-Saharan region. Due to the yearly prolonged dry seasons, pastoralismhas traditionally guaranteed the most reliable source of livelihood. READ MORE

  3. 2. Traditions challenged by transitional change : A study of what can be learned from the overcoming of change in work and other habits by the reindeerherding nomad Dukha community

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Björn Stigson; [2020]
    Keywords : Working life science; Work without boundaries; Concept of work; Ontology of work; Dukha; Reindeer Herding; Pastoralism; Gränslöst arbete; Arbetsvetenskap; Nomadism; Arbete; Dukha; Renskötsel;

    Abstract : The Dukha people are nomadic pastoralists who also supplement their income from tourism and their diet from hunting and gathering. The Dukha community has gone through and overcome numerous changes in conditions over the years. READ MORE

  4. 3. Risk, Resilience and Insurance in Sudanese Pastoralism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Alla Safieldin; [2019]
    Keywords : Climate change adaptation; Disaster risk management; Drought; Index-based livestock insurance; Pastoralism; Risk; Resilience; Sudan; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The nomadic pastoralists of the Sahel are often identified as a group at the frontline of global climate change. Their existence in arid and semi-arid regions and their reliance on seasonal rainfall are among the factors that contribute to their vulnerability to drought and climate shocks. READ MORE

  5. 4. Framtidsutsikter för pastoralism på Kenyanska betesmarker

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Zebastian Cederblad; [2019]
    Keywords : Kenya; ; kenyanska betesmarker; pastoralism; zebu; boskap; landfragmentering; klimatförändringar;

    Abstract : Pastoralism är ett system där majoriteten av en individs inkomst och mat kommer från boskapsdjur. Boskapsdjurens huvudsakliga matkälla är naturligt växande bete. Pastoralism kan delas in i tre huvudtyper; nomadisk, transhuman och stillasittande. I Kenya finns variationer av alla tre. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gnuer kontra tamboskap : konflikten mellan gnuer och traditionell hållning av tamboskap i östra Afrika

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Amelia Åkesson; [2019]
    Keywords : gnu; pastoralism; boskap; samexistens; konkurrens; elakartad katarralfeber;

    Abstract : Samexistens mellan vilda och tama djur fungerar inte alltid smärtfritt. Pastoralister, vars djurhållning bygger på att gå med djuren dit bete finns, så kallad frigående betesdrift, påverkas i stor grad av det vilda djurlivet. Ett stort problem för pastoralister i vissa områden i Afrika är gnuer. READ MORE