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Soci0-Economic Contribution of Pastoralism as a Livelihood System in Tanzania

Case of Selected Districts in Arusha, Manyara and Dar es Salaam Regions

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
advocacy
agrarian reform
agropastoral systems
grazing
grazing land rights
land access
land administration
land allocation
land area
pastoral land rights
pastoral lands
pastoralists
Tanzania is endowed with numerous resources including livestock. It is number three country in Africa in terms of livestock population after Ethiopia and Sudan. Currently, the country (Tanzania) has more than 22 million livestock, of which at least 95% are indigenous animals kept under traditional livelihood model known as indigenous pastoralism. At least 70% of Tanzanians earn their living through agro-pastoralism whereby around 40% of them entirely practices indigenous pastoralism.
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Submission by Pastoralists and Hunter-Gatherers Organizations in Tanzania

Submission to the Human Rights Council-Universal Review Mechanism (UPR 25th Session 2016)

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
advocacy
agrarian reform
agropastoral systems
pastoral land rights
pastoral lands
pastoralists
This is a stakeholder submission prepared by a coalition of 24 pastoralists and huntergatherers’ Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), forums, networks and groups. The stakeholders submission is a compilation of primary and secondary sources of information, evidence and facts collected through consultative meetings and interviews with civil society organizations, public officials and community members, experts on pastoralism as well as members of the academia.
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Tanzania Pastoralists threatened: eviction, human rights violations and loss of livelihood

Reports & Research
January, 2016
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
advocacy
agrarian reform
agropastoral systems
concession (land)
grazing
grazing land rights
land access
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land investments
pastoral land rights
pastoral lands
pastoralists
The report explores the evictions of pastoralists and other conflicts over pastoralists’ land in Tanzania, with focus on the past decade.

Although most of these evictions and land based conflicts have been documented, the associated human and legal rights violations have increasingly lead to concern amongst civil society. A study was therefore commissioned to collate the available information as well as to visit affected pastoralist communities to assess the current situation faced by pastoralists in the country.
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Adaptation measures in agricultural systems: Messages to the SBSTA 44 Agriculture Workshops

Reports & Research
February, 2016
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
food security
agriculture
rangelands
This working paper synthesizes knowledge within CGIAR on adaptation measures in agricultural systems, for the benefit of parties and observers preparing submissions to the UNFCCC SBSTA. Experience from CGIAR and partners indicate that adaptation measures covering policy, technological, financial, institutional, and research interventions are being tested and applied in agricultural systems in low-income and middle-income countries.
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Agricultural biodiversity to manage the risks and empower the poor. Proceedings of the International Conference 27-29 April 2015, Rome, Italy.

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2016
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
poverty
rangelands
An International Conference was held in Rome, Italy 27-29 April 2015 to launch the IFAD and EU supported Project ‘Linking agrobiodiversity value chains, climate adaptation and nutrition: Empowering the poor to manage risk’. The event brought together people with different expertise to discuss the role of agricultural biodiversity in fostering more resilient livelihoods and solicit their guidance to refine the methodological framework for the Project.
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Agricultural practices and technologies to enhance food security, resilience and productivity in a sustainable manner: Messages to the SBSTA 44 agriculture workshops

Reports & Research
February, 2016
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
food security
agriculture
rangelands
This paper synthesizes knowledge within CGIAR and its partners on agricultural practices and technologies to enhance food security, resilience and productivity in a sustainable manner. A number of agricultural practices and technologies which contribute to these objectives were identified and assessed to generate four key lessons.
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Climate-Smart Livestock Interventions in West Africa: A Review

Reports & Research
July, 2016
Burkina Faso, Mali, Africa, Western Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
food security
agriculture
rangelands
The livestock sector is one of the major contributors in agriculture, by some estimates

contributing up to 18% of the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Of this, about one

third is reported to be due to land use change associated with livestock production, another

one third is nitrous oxide from manure and slurry management, and roughly 25% is attributed

to methane emissions from ruminant digestion. Recent analysis suggests that developing

world regions contribute about two thirds of the global emissions from ruminants, with sub-
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Options for agriculture at Marrakech climate talks: messages for SBSTA 45 agriculture negotiators

Reports & Research
August, 2016
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
food security
agriculture
rangelands
SBSTA 45 in Marrakech represents a unique opportunity for Parties to decide on the future of agriculture within the UNFCCC. The process of discussions on issues related to agriculture initiated at COP17 in Durban 2011 culminates at COP22 in Marrakech 2016. The explicit reference to food security in the preamble of the Paris Agreement and the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions which prioritize agriculture as a sector for adaptation and mitigation actions, provide a foundation for Parties to develop appropriate frameworks to support
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Review of climate service needs and opportunities in Rwanda

Reports & Research
August, 2016
Rwanda, Africa, Eastern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
food security
agriculture
rangelands
Rwanda’s variable and changing climate is an increasingly serious challenge to the country’s

agricultural sector and farming population. Climate information services are emerging as a

means to support farmers to manage risk and provide an opportunity to build the resilience of

agriculture to climate at all time scales. Climate services include historical, monitored and

forecast information, and value-added information products such pest and disease risk

warnings, crop yield forecasts, or management advisories. The new Rwanda Climate Services
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Sustainable agricultural development for food security and nutrition: What roles for livestock? A report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security

Reports & Research
July, 2016
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
food security
agriculture
rangelands
This report addresses the economic, environmental and social dimensions of agricultural development, with the objective of ensuring food and nutrition security, in terms of availability, access, utilization and stability. It focuses on the livestock component of agricultural systems, given the role of livestock as an engine for the development of the agriculture and food sector, and as a driver of major economic, social and environmental changes in food systems worldwide.