Pastoral Associations

The sponsoring and strengthening of pastoral associations is a form of strengthening local natural resource management within pastoral areas. The sponsoring of pastoral associations at a regional or national level can give pastoralists a clearer voice in negotiating with mixed farmers and with the authorities to ease the process of sedentarisation and thus to mitigate negative environmental impacts.

Key References

Shanmugaratnam, N. et al. 1992. Resource Management and Pastoral Institution Building in the West African Sahel, World Bank Discussion Paper, Africa Technical Department Series 175, Washington.

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