Specific expertise

Rangeland management

In eastern Africa, pastoralism is a way of life for many rural communities, who graze their herds of animals in drylands. We help pastoralists to protect both their livestock, which are generally a family’s most valuable asset, and the grazing lands on which they depend.

Eastern Africa’s drylands are home to millions of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists who migrate with their herds of livestock seeking water and grazing.

However, climate change, increasing populations and deforestation have reduced the availability of water and grass and led to overgrazing, causing rangelands to dry up and degrade.

Farm Africa helps develop collaborative agreements for the sustainable management of rangelands that enable communities to restore degraded grazing lands while developing environmentally friendly ways of earning a living.

Our integrated approach encompasses increasing communities’ access to water, markets, animal health services, fodder and breeding services, as well as introducing rotational grazing and grass harvesting systems that reduce pressure on overburdened grazing lands.

"I can now feed my family the whole year and I can send my children to school all year and can buy clothes for my family. We have sufficient milk now for the family, for the children."

Sheik Abdo Ali

Ethiopia

“That barren land, which had been neglected for many years, has now
become productive and earns us income.”

Ade Rameto

member of Mansa Participatory Rangeland Management Cooperative, Ethiopia

"It’s clear the grass and access to water have both improved. This is very important for us pastoralists because animals are our livelihoods."

Sheik Abdo Ali

Ethiopia

Covering 47% of the Earth’s land surface, rangelands are home to one third of the global population.

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Pastoral communities rely on rangeland ecosystems to produce food and income from their livestock.

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Resources

Reviving nature’s symphony: the triumph of participatory rangeland management in transforming a degraded landscape

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A greener future on a grand scale: a summary of the Bale Eco-region Phase II project

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Landscape management in the Central Rift Valley

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