Podcasts about pastoralists

The owner of a station in Western Australia's north west is worried he could lose a valuable representative group if the Pastoralists and Graziers Association doesn't survive.

President of the Pastoralists and Graziers Association says the serious financial misconduct its uncovered within its own organisation is a "hiccup that will pass."

From the nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries, recurrent and extreme climate disruptions became an underlying yet unacknowledged component of escalating conflict between Christian Armenian peasants and Muslim Kurdish pastoralists in Ottoman Kurdistan. By the eve of the First World War, the Ottoman state's shifting responses to these mounting tensions transformed the conflict into organized and state-sponsored violence.  In her book The Political Ecology of Violence: Peasants and Pastoralists in the Last Ottoman Century (University of Cambridge Press, 2024), Dr. Zozan Pehlivan examines the impact of climate on local communities, their responses and resilience strategies, arguing that nineteenth-century ecological change had a transformative and antagonistic impact on economy, state, and society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

From the nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries, recurrent and extreme climate disruptions became an underlying yet unacknowledged component of escalating conflict between Christian Armenian peasants and Muslim Kurdish pastoralists in Ottoman Kurdistan. By the eve of the First World War, the Ottoman state's shifting responses to these mounting tensions transformed the conflict into organized and state-sponsored violence.  In her book The Political Ecology of Violence: Peasants and Pastoralists in the Last Ottoman Century (University of Cambridge Press, 2024), Dr. Zozan Pehlivan examines the impact of climate on local communities, their responses and resilience strategies, arguing that nineteenth-century ecological change had a transformative and antagonistic impact on economy, state, and society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

From the nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries, recurrent and extreme climate disruptions became an underlying yet unacknowledged component of escalating conflict between Christian Armenian peasants and Muslim Kurdish pastoralists in Ottoman Kurdistan. By the eve of the First World War, the Ottoman state's shifting responses to these mounting tensions transformed the conflict into organized and state-sponsored violence.  In her book The Political Ecology of Violence: Peasants and Pastoralists in the Last Ottoman Century (University of Cambridge Press, 2024), Dr. Zozan Pehlivan examines the impact of climate on local communities, their responses and resilience strategies, arguing that nineteenth-century ecological change had a transformative and antagonistic impact on economy, state, and society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries, recurrent and extreme climate disruptions became an underlying yet unacknowledged component of escalating conflict between Christian Armenian peasants and Muslim Kurdish pastoralists in Ottoman Kurdistan. By the eve of the First World War, the Ottoman state's shifting responses to these mounting tensions transformed the conflict into organized and state-sponsored violence.  In her book The Political Ecology of Violence: Peasants and Pastoralists in the Last Ottoman Century (University of Cambridge Press, 2024), Dr. Zozan Pehlivan examines the impact of climate on local communities, their responses and resilience strategies, arguing that nineteenth-century ecological change had a transformative and antagonistic impact on economy, state, and society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies

From the nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries, recurrent and extreme climate disruptions became an underlying yet unacknowledged component of escalating conflict between Christian Armenian peasants and Muslim Kurdish pastoralists in Ottoman Kurdistan. By the eve of the First World War, the Ottoman state's shifting responses to these mounting tensions transformed the conflict into organized and state-sponsored violence.  In her book The Political Ecology of Violence: Peasants and Pastoralists in the Last Ottoman Century (University of Cambridge Press, 2024), Dr. Zozan Pehlivan examines the impact of climate on local communities, their responses and resilience strategies, arguing that nineteenth-century ecological change had a transformative and antagonistic impact on economy, state, and society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

Zozan Pehlivan on "The Political Ecology of Violence: Peasants and Pastoralists in the Last Ottoman Century" (Cambridge University Press). The book explores how extreme climate disruptions were a major factor behind tensions between Christian Armenian peasants and Muslim Kurdish pastoralists in eastern Anatolia in the 19th century. Become a member on Patreon or Substack to support Turkey Book Talk. Members get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by IB Tauris/Bloomsbury, transcripts of every interview, transcripts of the whole archive, and links to articles related to each episode.

Pastoralists in Western Australia say a proposed new pastoral lease agreement, designed by the WA Government, could make it impossible for them to remain on their properties.

In episode 177, we welcome Kennedy Ng'an'ga of Shamba Network, Benson Njuguna of Fortune Credit, and Wladimir Weinbender of DIVA Donate. We explore their collbarative pilot, in partnership with Mercy Corps Ventures, that deployed blockchain-based anticipatory cash transfers to pastoralists in Kenya, using smart contracts triggered by environmental data brought onchain by an Oracle. We discuss the potential for Web3 to address climate-related challenges in vulnerable communities, and how cryptocurrency can be a vital tool to deliver aid to last mile communities.--Three Key Takeaways--50 million people across sub-Saharan Africa are Pastoralists that depend on livestock for income and subsistence. In Northern Kenya, Pastoralism provides income to more than 95% of rural families. This region is also vulnerable to extreme weather events, including floods and droughts, that can significantly impact the livelihoods of Pastoralists. As such, it's important to build solutions that help Pastoralists adapt to climate shocks.Anticipatory cash transfers are a powerful tool for communities that are vulnerable to climate change. By proactively issuing cash transfers in advance of climate shocks, as opposed to reactively, it enables recipients to use the funds to prepare for the climate shock, including purchasing food or protecting their livestock. Anticipatory cash transfers are a vital tool for building climate resilient communities by ensuring a more stable income for pastoralists in spite of an increasing number of climate shocks.This Pilot demonstrates how blockchain and crypto rails can reduce the cost of delivering funds to recipients by cutting out intermediaries and automating processes with smart contracts, while also reducing the time to transfer the funds from days to hours. Furthermore, by bringing all the data on-chain, it ensures easy auditability --Full shownotes with links available at--https://www.cryptoaltruism.org/blog/crypto-altruism-podcast-episode-177-blockchain-powered-anticipatory-cash-transfers-for-climate-shocks

Rain in the Far West welcomed by Pastoralists.

Pastoralists around South Australia's north and far west NSW welcome big rains, lamb prices climb in the southern states as supply dwindles into winter, and changes proposed to South Australia's Commercial Kangaroo Management Plan.

Kapka Kassabova writes about marginal places and the interdependence of humans and animals in traditional societies. In her last four books, she has made the Balkans her subject — a region I love visiting for its rugged geography and people. She's one of today's most interesting writers on place, and one whose work will stand the test of time. We spoke about her newest book Anima: A Wild Pastoral, the interdependence of humans and animals, and what it's like to live as a shepherd in a vertical world.  

Pastoralists remain wary over recent changes to legislation to encourage renewable energy projects on South Australian pastoral land, drone technology trialled as a way to detect bushfires at much earlier stages, and Ngarrindjeri Elder and Kuti Co CEO Uncle Derek Walker named a Sustainable Fishing Hero by the Marine Stewardship Council.

Australia is hosting the IRC2025 in Adelaide, and this is the biggest rangelands event leading up to the 2026 UN International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists. Australia boasts more rangeland than the United States, with wild, open spaces everywhere. Andrew and Nicole discuss uniquenesses of Australia, challenges common to other parts of the world, and the 7 themes of the congress. This event is an excellent opportunity to visit this less-peopled continent with a fascinating history. Submit to present at the conference by June 2, and check out the pre-congress tour options, which will sell out fast. Go to https://artofrange.com/episodes/aor-128-international-rangelands-congress-2025-nicole-spiegel-andrew-ash for resources mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the conversation.

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Tony Seabrook the President of the Pastoralists & Graziers Association of WA has called on the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to find the time to sit down for a meeting. The call for a meeting comes as live export returns to the headlines, as thousands of sheep are trapped on a ship that was due for international markets has since returned to Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pastoralists welcome good rains and grass growth

In the series "The Protein Problem," The Associated Press examines how different parts of the world can raise their livestock without exhausting the planet. AP correspondent Jaime Holguin reports on the story behind the story in a conversation with AP correspondent Jon Fahey.  AP correspondent Tiffany Wang also has several reports on different aspects of "The Protein Problem." Those include: Beef is a way of life in Texas, but it's hard on the planet. One rancher in America thinks she can change that. Demand for seafood is soaring, but oceans are giving up all they can. Can we farm fish in new ways? Learn about an environment-friendly method of fish farming that grows fish indoors. Pastoralists have raised livestock in harsh climates for millennia. What can they teach us today? Learn more about Mongolian pastoralism that are good for the environment. Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what's left. Learn about the dilemma of people in poverty and rainforest preservation in the Amazon. — Compiled and narrated by Terry Lipshetz from Associated Press reports About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is a senior producer for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Lee Enterprises produces many national, regional and sports podcasts. Learn more here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AP correspondent Tiffany Wang reports on Protein Problem-Pastoralism. The takeaways from Mongolian pastoralism that are good for the environment.

After weeks of fighting fires, the disaster assistance on offer to NT cattle producers has been labelled insufficient and "clearly not enough".

If anything is to make sense then at some point we must stop lying, cheating and stealing. If we continue to permit lies and cheats our very humanity and civilizations will cease to exist. Nothing can be sustained if everyone lies and cheats and steals without consequences. This is what Pastoralism is all about, the elimination of the morally corrupt.

President of the Pastoralists and Graziers Association Tony Seabrook says if Australia votes 'yes' in the upcoming referendum, it will be like putting WA's cultural heritage laws on steroids.

The Pastoralists and Graziers Association says momentum is growing for a farmer rally on the steps of parliament house, to protest against the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act (ACHA), due to start on July 1, but due to the liability and risks associated it will not be held.  There was a heated exchange in WA Parliament question time over the new ACHA. The PKKP Aboriginal Corporation says the debate over the ACHA has become "sidetracked", and the act should "not be delayed". More than 150 people attended an information session on the ACHA in Karridale, south of Perth. A Great Southern wine producer is calling for a review into Western Australia's prescribed burning practices, meanwhile others would like to see more prescribed burning in the state.  The US regulator has approved chicken products made in a lab out of chicken cells, but a researcher says the industry still has huge hurdles to overcome in Australia.  Northern WA's aquaculture and recreational fishing industry is concerned by a proposal to close Broome's North Regional TAFE aquaculture centre by the end of 2023. The gap between livestock prices in WA and the eastern states is narrowing and reducing opportunities for local producers to sell stock interstate. The United Kingdom's only superfine merino wool grower is considered unique by her neighbours. 

Pastoralists in the north west expect the damage bill from tropical cyclone Ilsa will be in the tens of millions of dollars across the region.

Pastoralists in the north west expect the damage bill from tropical cyclone Ilsa will be in the tens of millions of dollars across the region.

Will the beef industry meet its goal to be net-zero by 2030? Pastoralists get ready for the Finke Desert Race.

The Pastoralists and Graziers Association says it's no surprise the state government wants to change WA's "property letter" system as part of the state's gun law reform.

The Pastoralists and Graziers Association says the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act, due to commence on July first, is the greatest assault on farming and private property rights since Federation.

Pastoralists divided on Beetaloo gas. Angus Street stepping down as CEO of AuctionsPlus.

Pastoralists in Western Australia's Pilbara region are picking up the pieces after Ex Tropical Cyclone Ilsa left a trail of ‘total destruction and devastation' in its path. 

Tibetan nomads have developed a way of life that is dependent in multiple ways on their animals and shaped by the phenomenological experience of mobility. These pastoralists have adapted to many changes in their social, political and environmental contexts over time. From the earliest historically recorded systems of segmentary lineage to the incorporation first into local fiefdoms and then into the Chinese state (of both Nationalist and Communist governments), Tibetan pastoralists have maintained their way of life, complemented by interactions with “the outside world.” In Pastures of Change: Contemporary Adaptations and Transformations Among Nomadic Pastoralists of Eastern Tibet (Springer, 2018), Gillian Tan, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at Deakin University, identifies and analyzes the changes undergone by Tibetan pastoralist society in recent years, the sources of these changes, and the effects produced on Tibetan pastoralists, their lifeways, religious practices, and social structures. Drawing on long-term fieldwork that underscores an ethnography of local nomadic pastoralists, international development organizations, and Chinese government policies, Gillian argues that careful analysis and comparison of the different epistemologies and norms about “change” are vital to any critical appraisal of developments - often contested - on the grasslands of Eastern Tibet. Rapid changes brought about by an intensification of interactions with the outside world call into question the sustained viability of a nomadic way of life, particularly as pastoralists themselves sell their herds and settle into towns. Pastures of Change probes how we can more clearly understand these changes by looking specifically at one particular area of high-altitude grasslands in the Tibetan Plateau. Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Architecture at MIT. She researches uses of architecture by nomadic peoples and historical interactions of nomads and empires, with a focus on the modern Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Tibetan nomads have developed a way of life that is dependent in multiple ways on their animals and shaped by the phenomenological experience of mobility. These pastoralists have adapted to many changes in their social, political and environmental contexts over time. From the earliest historically recorded systems of segmentary lineage to the incorporation first into local fiefdoms and then into the Chinese state (of both Nationalist and Communist governments), Tibetan pastoralists have maintained their way of life, complemented by interactions with “the outside world.” In Pastures of Change: Contemporary Adaptations and Transformations Among Nomadic Pastoralists of Eastern Tibet (Springer, 2018), Gillian Tan, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at Deakin University, identifies and analyzes the changes undergone by Tibetan pastoralist society in recent years, the sources of these changes, and the effects produced on Tibetan pastoralists, their lifeways, religious practices, and social structures. Drawing on long-term fieldwork that underscores an ethnography of local nomadic pastoralists, international development organizations, and Chinese government policies, Gillian argues that careful analysis and comparison of the different epistemologies and norms about “change” are vital to any critical appraisal of developments - often contested - on the grasslands of Eastern Tibet. Rapid changes brought about by an intensification of interactions with the outside world call into question the sustained viability of a nomadic way of life, particularly as pastoralists themselves sell their herds and settle into towns. Pastures of Change probes how we can more clearly understand these changes by looking specifically at one particular area of high-altitude grasslands in the Tibetan Plateau. Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Architecture at MIT. She researches uses of architecture by nomadic peoples and historical interactions of nomads and empires, with a focus on the modern Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tibetan nomads have developed a way of life that is dependent in multiple ways on their animals and shaped by the phenomenological experience of mobility. These pastoralists have adapted to many changes in their social, political and environmental contexts over time. From the earliest historically recorded systems of segmentary lineage to the incorporation first into local fiefdoms and then into the Chinese state (of both Nationalist and Communist governments), Tibetan pastoralists have maintained their way of life, complemented by interactions with “the outside world.” In Pastures of Change: Contemporary Adaptations and Transformations Among Nomadic Pastoralists of Eastern Tibet (Springer, 2018), Gillian Tan, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at Deakin University, identifies and analyzes the changes undergone by Tibetan pastoralist society in recent years, the sources of these changes, and the effects produced on Tibetan pastoralists, their lifeways, religious practices, and social structures. Drawing on long-term fieldwork that underscores an ethnography of local nomadic pastoralists, international development organizations, and Chinese government policies, Gillian argues that careful analysis and comparison of the different epistemologies and norms about “change” are vital to any critical appraisal of developments - often contested - on the grasslands of Eastern Tibet. Rapid changes brought about by an intensification of interactions with the outside world call into question the sustained viability of a nomadic way of life, particularly as pastoralists themselves sell their herds and settle into towns. Pastures of Change probes how we can more clearly understand these changes by looking specifically at one particular area of high-altitude grasslands in the Tibetan Plateau. Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Architecture at MIT. She researches uses of architecture by nomadic peoples and historical interactions of nomads and empires, with a focus on the modern Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/central-asian-studies

Tibetan nomads have developed a way of life that is dependent in multiple ways on their animals and shaped by the phenomenological experience of mobility. These pastoralists have adapted to many changes in their social, political and environmental contexts over time. From the earliest historically recorded systems of segmentary lineage to the incorporation first into local fiefdoms and then into the Chinese state (of both Nationalist and Communist governments), Tibetan pastoralists have maintained their way of life, complemented by interactions with “the outside world.” In Pastures of Change: Contemporary Adaptations and Transformations Among Nomadic Pastoralists of Eastern Tibet (Springer, 2018), Gillian Tan, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at Deakin University, identifies and analyzes the changes undergone by Tibetan pastoralist society in recent years, the sources of these changes, and the effects produced on Tibetan pastoralists, their lifeways, religious practices, and social structures. Drawing on long-term fieldwork that underscores an ethnography of local nomadic pastoralists, international development organizations, and Chinese government policies, Gillian argues that careful analysis and comparison of the different epistemologies and norms about “change” are vital to any critical appraisal of developments - often contested - on the grasslands of Eastern Tibet. Rapid changes brought about by an intensification of interactions with the outside world call into question the sustained viability of a nomadic way of life, particularly as pastoralists themselves sell their herds and settle into towns. Pastures of Change probes how we can more clearly understand these changes by looking specifically at one particular area of high-altitude grasslands in the Tibetan Plateau. Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Architecture at MIT. She researches uses of architecture by nomadic peoples and historical interactions of nomads and empires, with a focus on the modern Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Tibetan nomads have developed a way of life that is dependent in multiple ways on their animals and shaped by the phenomenological experience of mobility. These pastoralists have adapted to many changes in their social, political and environmental contexts over time. From the earliest historically recorded systems of segmentary lineage to the incorporation first into local fiefdoms and then into the Chinese state (of both Nationalist and Communist governments), Tibetan pastoralists have maintained their way of life, complemented by interactions with “the outside world.” In Pastures of Change: Contemporary Adaptations and Transformations Among Nomadic Pastoralists of Eastern Tibet (Springer, 2018), Gillian Tan, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at Deakin University, identifies and analyzes the changes undergone by Tibetan pastoralist society in recent years, the sources of these changes, and the effects produced on Tibetan pastoralists, their lifeways, religious practices, and social structures. Drawing on long-term fieldwork that underscores an ethnography of local nomadic pastoralists, international development organizations, and Chinese government policies, Gillian argues that careful analysis and comparison of the different epistemologies and norms about “change” are vital to any critical appraisal of developments - often contested - on the grasslands of Eastern Tibet. Rapid changes brought about by an intensification of interactions with the outside world call into question the sustained viability of a nomadic way of life, particularly as pastoralists themselves sell their herds and settle into towns. Pastures of Change probes how we can more clearly understand these changes by looking specifically at one particular area of high-altitude grasslands in the Tibetan Plateau. Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Architecture at MIT. She researches uses of architecture by nomadic peoples and historical interactions of nomads and empires, with a focus on the modern Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

Tibetan nomads have developed a way of life that is dependent in multiple ways on their animals and shaped by the phenomenological experience of mobility. These pastoralists have adapted to many changes in their social, political and environmental contexts over time. From the earliest historically recorded systems of segmentary lineage to the incorporation first into local fiefdoms and then into the Chinese state (of both Nationalist and Communist governments), Tibetan pastoralists have maintained their way of life, complemented by interactions with “the outside world.” In Pastures of Change: Contemporary Adaptations and Transformations Among Nomadic Pastoralists of Eastern Tibet (Springer, 2018), Gillian Tan, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at Deakin University, identifies and analyzes the changes undergone by Tibetan pastoralist society in recent years, the sources of these changes, and the effects produced on Tibetan pastoralists, their lifeways, religious practices, and social structures. Drawing on long-term fieldwork that underscores an ethnography of local nomadic pastoralists, international development organizations, and Chinese government policies, Gillian argues that careful analysis and comparison of the different epistemologies and norms about “change” are vital to any critical appraisal of developments - often contested - on the grasslands of Eastern Tibet. Rapid changes brought about by an intensification of interactions with the outside world call into question the sustained viability of a nomadic way of life, particularly as pastoralists themselves sell their herds and settle into towns. Pastures of Change probes how we can more clearly understand these changes by looking specifically at one particular area of high-altitude grasslands in the Tibetan Plateau. Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Architecture at MIT. She researches uses of architecture by nomadic peoples and historical interactions of nomads and empires, with a focus on the modern Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

In this episode, we're chatting with Ilse Kohler-Rollefson to discuss the past and present state of pastoralism across Europe, Asia, and Africa.    After decades working with Pastoralists in india, Ilse discusses living around camels, the role modern agriculture has played in this age old practices, and much, much more. Ilsa Kohler-Rollefson am associated with two organisations:  The League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development (LPP) that she co-founded in 1992, and Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan (LPPS), a local organisation in Rajasthan (India) and she is dividing her time between the two, but also advises international organisations, such as FAO, GIZ, UNDP, Worldbank, and others on matters related to livestock.  co-founded Camel Charisma, a social enterprise that develops and markets camel products and runs the Kumbhalgarh Camel Dairy at the foot of the Aravalli Hills.   To buy her book, visit: https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/hoofprints-on-the-land/  Find her on social media at: @KohlerRollefson     To support this podcast, join our patreon for early episode access at www.patreon.com/poorprolesalmanac For more information and updates, visit www.poorproles.com and subscribe to our e-mail list.  

Anthony Albanese has made an offer to the world at yesterday's G20 Summit in Bali that Australian food exports could help avert global famine, declaring the country's prospects as a green energy giant will prove decisive. As Australia faces their own issues with train networks, supply chains, tug boats and struggling for farm labor, Albo's comments have raised many eyebrows. Tony Seabrook, Pastoralists and Graziers Association President told Simon Beaumont on 6PR Mornings that Albanese may have got over excited in making this announcement. "We cannot produce enough of the finest food in the world to feed all Australians, we do that in great style. There is enough left over to export to feed another 50 million people in other parts of the world. "But the potential to feed more is absolutely staggering, we just need to figure out what we need to do to get that kind of capacity up and running."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big Milestone For The Newdegate Machinery Field Days.....Pastoralists and Graziers Association WA Big Day...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The outgoing president of the WAFarmers grains section says the state government is completely disconnected from the WA agricultural sector and it's time for it to extend an olive branch to get the relationship back on track. The High Court has rejected a bid by animal rights activists to challenge some laws in New South Wales that restrict secret filming of farming practices. Greg Payne from Badja Station says the last few weeks have brought some lovely rain which will be awesome for their feed.ws and events from Western Australia and the nation. Pastoralists in the Pilbara will now have access to new trials and research, to help build drought resilience into their business.  The state government says recent events like the flooding in South Australia which cut off major railway lines have highlighted the need for a more resilient supply chain.

Drought situation continues to worsen in Kenya. In Kenya's Rift Valley, local says they last harvested since 2018. This year it has rained for four days. Cows have died, goats – their remaining source of food - are dying of diseases. The Worse hit are nineteen of the 23 Arid and Semi-Arid Land counties. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says the number of people in need of assistance increased from 3.5 million this May to 4.1 million in June 2022. Rainfall failed in 2020, performed poorly during the 2021 short rains and cased early during the 2022 march to May long rains season. Listen to how drought is impacting them amid rising cost of food.

Murray Watt is on his first trip to Western Australia since taking on the job as Australia's federal agriculture minister. He visited a wheat and wool farm at Brookton, 130 kilometres south-east of Perth and held a series of roundtable meetings with WAFarmers, the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, relevant state ministers and sheep exporters. He says the two biggest issues for agriculture that he's working on are biosecurity and the worker shortage. Mark Harvey-Sutton from ALEC says the federal agriculture minister assured the live sheet industry he will listen and make every effort to understand how the trade works. He also reiterated the trade won't be closed during this term of government.

Droughts have always occurred in the Horn of Africa, but in the past few years they have begun happening much more frequently.  An award-winning scheme of index-based livestock insurance could provide a lifeline for millions of pastoralists whose livelihoods are affected by drought. There is no need to wait for a drought to become severe, for animals to die, or people to starve. Instead this scheme can help resilent pastoralists deal with climate shocks before they happen.Presenters Brenda Coromina and Elliot Carleton take a look at how the insurance works, and why it is needed.The index-based livestock insurance project at ILRI is run with the help of a variety of partners, including the World Bank, Cornell University, UC Davis, and the Kenyan government.This episode features a clip from a video interview with Guyo Malicha Roba by The Elephant.Learn more:After 10 years in Kenya and Ethiopia, are we ready to scale up livestock insurance in the Horn of Africa?ILRIDrought Management in Kenya Should Pivot from Crisis to Risk ManagementThe Elephant

Americans hear news of social conflict and small-scale warfare in Africa and we ignore the news because it's far away and doesn't affect us. It's also not possible to meaningfully engage emotionally with everything bad happening around the globe. But there are real people and animals in Cameroon whose lives are disrupted, and because pastoralists are often politically marginalized it's important to tell their stories. This interview touches on the geography of West-central Africa, the lifestyle of Shuwa pastoralists, and the ecology behind the transhumance grazing movements. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Thousands of pastoralists seek refuge in Waza National Park, Cameroon: https://pfbc-cbfp.org/news-partner/THECONVERSATION-PaulScholte-Waza.html Other papers are referenced at the episode page listed below. TRANSCRIPT COMING SOON AT https://artofrange.com/episodes/aor-85-pastoralists-displaced-cameroon-africa-mark-moritz-paul-scholte.

Pastoralists tending to animals on land in South Australia used to test weapons are asking for the construction of underground safety bunkers.

Labor's election promise to ban the live sheep export trade has made many livestock producers concerned. Oliver Peterson spoke with Tony Seabrook, the President of Pastoralists and Graziers Association about his view.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Cikomola (MD, PhD) is an endocrinologist at the Catholic University of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he is also dean of the Faculty of Medicine.  He has introduced low carbohydrate management to his patients with type 2 diabetes and in 2021; he piloted a low carbohydrate intervention via Zoom.  This episode is hosted by Dr. Shawn Baker MD. Find him at https://shawn-baker.com Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:52 Subcategories of diabetes; African diabetes 05:10 Relative incidence of diabetes in Congo 06:43 Nutrition in medical training 10:43 Success of low-carbohydrate approach 13:40 Food security 17:00 Pandemic and obesity 19:20 Nutrition guidelines in the Congo 22:29 Other endocrinological disorder affected by nutrition 23:52 Main medications used for diabetes 27:49 Doctors have limited time with patients 29:28 Natural resources in the Congo 33:20 Pastoralists in the Congo 37:30 Life expectancy in Africa 39:11 Exporting diseases and nutritional guidelines to Africa 40:40 Dr Cikomola's Zoom meetings 42:20 Driver of diabetes, heart disease, hypertension in Africa 44:21 Trend in Africa 48:24 HIV control in the Congo 52:07 Dr Cikomola's diet 53:51 Meat in the Congo https://revero.com Invest In Revero: https://republic.com/revero Fill Out the Food Reaction Survey: https://www.questionpro.com/t/AUBnjZpQqC Book a Carnivore Coach: https://revero.com/book-a-coach/ Book a Coaching Session: https://revero.com/book-a-coach/ Carnivore Shirts: https://merch.revero.com Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://revero.com/subscribe/ Join the Community: https://revero.com/join/ . ‪#revero #shawnbaker #Carnivorediet #MeatHeals #HealthCreation   #humanfood #AnimalBased #ZeroCarb #DietCoach  #FatAdapted #Carnivore #sugarfree  ‪

Jim O'Rourke and Barbara Hutchinson have been part of the effort to have a United Nations International Year acknowledging the importance of rangelands and the people of rangelands for many years. On March 15, 2022, the UN General Assembly finally approved this proposal. Listen to Jim and Barbara describe why this matters for people who already know and care about rangelands and how you can heighten awareness of the social and ecological importance of rangelands worldwide. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE IYRP AT THESE LINKS (Live links are on the episode website at https://artofrange.com/episodes/aor-81-welcome-2026-intl-year-rangelands-pastoralists) Main IYRP website: https://iyrp.info/ Introduction to the IYRP (Video) - https://youtu.be/zToSadWebwc?list=PLgz33fsrwiVkGSJE-I84wsKL8nOfRPdyU Pastoralism is the Future (Video) - https://youtu.be/DeqITzac9Ac Who are pastoralists? (Word Cloud) - https://iyrp.info/who-are-pastoralists What are rangelands? (Word Cloud) - https://iyrp.info/what-are-rangelands North American section: https://iyrp.info/north-america Facebook IYRP Global - https://www.facebook.com/IYRP2026 Facebook IYRP North America - https://www.facebook.com/IYRPNorthAmerica2026/ Twitter IYRP Global - https://twitter.com/IYRP2026 Twitter IYRP North America - https://twitter.com/IYRPNA2026 Instagram IYRP Global - https://www.instagram.com/iyrp2026/ Instagram IYRP North America - https://www.instagram.com/iyrpnorthamerica2026/ TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE at https://artofrange.com/episodes/aor-81-welcome-2026-intl-year-rangelands-pastoralists

The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is calling on the state government to help WA's agricultural sector to take advantage of the export opportunities in Australia's free trade deal with India. Fertiliser prices continue to sit at record highs, as the global supply continues to be impacted by the war in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine and dry conditions in the United States are continuing to raise concerns about this year's global supply of grains and that's driving up global prices.

The Cattle Council of Australia wants the Federal Government to allow live samples of Lumpy Skin Disease to be brought into the country, so infectious disease experts can work on a suitable vaccine. Pastoralists across the north of WA are starting to get concerned about the threat lumpy skin disease poses to the cattle industry. CSIRO researcher Steve Henry says judging by what he has seen in New South Wales, most adult mice seem to be able to tread water or swim.

3-17-22 AJ DailyCAB Insider: Market UpdateAdapted from a release by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef LLC R-CALF USA Announces Launch of Magazine, Podcast Adapted from a release by R-CALF USA United Nations Declares 2026 the International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists Adapted from a release by Lia Biondo, Society for Range Management Compiled by Paige Nelson, field editor, Angus Journal. For more Angus news, visit angusjournal.net. 

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Pastoralists in the Gascoyne are still busy fighting fires that have now burnt through more than 195-thousand hectares. A bushfire watch and act is still in place for some of this remote pastoral land, in the shires of Carnarvon, Shark Bay and the Upper Gascoyne. Chris and Tim Higham run Meedo Station. Chris said the fire had burnt through approximately 60 to 70, 000 hectares of her property and she's particularly concerned about several thousand head of sheep that would have been in the direct line of the fire. The commercial fishing industry said it's under attack from a range of different directions and has decided to launch an advertising campaign to show the community how important the industry is to WA. An historic moment at the Albany Port over the weekend, with a shipment of 30, 000 tonnes of sustainably certified malting barley heading to Vietnam on a ship powered by a blend of biofuel, or recycled vegetable oil.

In this episode I speak with Dr. James Johnson, an archaeologist and expert in the ancient western Eurasian steppe. Tune in next time for more interviews on archaeology, ancient history, and prehistory. 

Pastoralists, farmers and remote residents furious at changes to NT entry requirements. AdBlue distributor says some trucking companies are panic-buying the additive.

The final part of this mini-series on Global Peasant Led Struggles is a soundscape reflections recording that went out live on As If Radio on 7th November 2021. We gathered panelists from Spain, Puerto Rico, Canada, Germany and the UK to further discuss the struggle and how Indigenous Peoples, Pastoralists, Fishers, migrant land workers and many more marginalised communities are on the frontline of the climate crisis. These COP26 podcasts are brought to you by The Landworkers Alliance and Frontline Foodcast to look at how food sovereignty and agroecology offer key solutions to the climate crisis and contribute significantly to the wider climate justice movement.Support the show

Part 4 of the Global Peasant Led Struggles mini-series, looks at the impacts of the climate crisis in Spain and across the world with the World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous Pastoralists. We hear from Fernando García-Dory, highlighting the difficulties now facing global peasant pastoralists and exploring the place of animals in agriculture.  These COP26 podcasts are brought to you by The Landworkers Alliance and Frontline Foodcast to look at how food sovereignty and agroecology offer key solutions to the climate crisis and contribute significantly to the wider climate justice movement.Support the show

WA lobby group, the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, is defending the performance of Australia's PM at the UN's climate change conference and his handling of recent stoush with French President Emmanuel Macron. PGA president Tony Seabrook says the PM is acting in Australia's best interest. During a week where all eyes have been on Glasgow and COP26, let's take a look at the value of carbon credits, because around the world the price for this commodity is booming. In Australia, carbon credits reached a record price this week, but compared to other nations, our credits are still cheap. A trial using insects to deal with large amounts of manure created by livestock is showing promising results.

Woolgrowers will today be able to have their say in WoolPoll 2021.The poll is a chance for woolgrowers to work out what percentage of their wool income they'd like to hand over to AWI to invest in R&D and marketing. The current levy is one-and-a-half per cent, but Australian Wool Innovation would like that to rise to two per cent. Lobby group WAFarmers supports a vote for one-and-half-per cent. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is suggesting wool growers don't vote for more than one-and-a-half per cent. Dave Vandenberghe farms north west of Esperance at Scadden. He's a mixed farmer with sheep and cropping and would be happy to see a two per cent levy get up for AWI. For the first time ever, the WA Meat Marketing Co-op is transporting lamb all the way to Brisbane to access shipping services bound for north American markets.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that the following program contains the voice of a person who has died. The Martuwarra Fitzroy River is one of Australia's most pristine and unregulated river systems. But now the pressure is on to take its water for irrigation. Pastoralists watch the water flowing through their stations and see wasted opportunity. Traditional owners see life and say not one drop is wasted.

In this episode... Why sharing human process-work is important, the role of social location in humanitarian practice and how 28 pastoralists-turned-health-workers made a difference to mothers and their babies in Southern Ethiopia... I would love to hear from you! If you have a comment, or a question, or a story to share, or you'd like to be a guest, please find me at www.kimbervradenburg.com by clicking 'Contact', or on the Ethos of Aid Facebook page, or @kimbervradenburg.com Next week, join me for some engaging dialogue with Mr. Julius Kwami Tsatsu; a child protection professional and social entrepreneur from Ghana.

In Africa, approximately 51 million square miles of land - 43% percent - of the continent is classified as rangeland. Mostly occupied by pastoralists, rangelands support meat supply within cities. Rangelands are also home to Africa's big five games like the elephants, leopards, lions, buffalos, rhinoceros hence contributing highly to countries GDP through tourism. Loupa Pius says unfortunately these are neglected ecosystems attracting less attention compared to other ecosystems like the rainforests. Pius says unfortunately pastoralists governance systems are not strengthened to support natural resource management. Mainly because many African governments lack policies recognising the extensive livestock production and mobility as important in restoration, recovery and supporting food systems. At the same time, pastoralists use natural indicators such as migratory birds and certain plant species to migrates. But due to change in rainfall, landscapes and vegetation change over time and conflict related to land use these natural indicators have changed altering grazing and migration patterns. This episode is part of the Restoration of the African Dryland series is a six-part series on the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Africa Digital Conference led by the Center for the International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP, the World Bank, and its Charter Members.

"Since the '70s we've lost 87% of prairie obligates." We've lost four football fields-worth of grassland lost per minute (from 2014-2018). Kristine Tapley, Regional Agrologist, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Owner Operator Cow-Calf Operation, Old Shore Cattle Company, Langruth, Manitoba. “The thriving beef industry that can compete on that landscape will keep wetlands and grass on the landscape. We also see that this message and that relationship between conservation and cattle that we think is so integral is only missed by the public.” "Beef Symposium - Kristine Tapley - Building Resiliency as a Young Beef Farmer: Our Plan So Far" - https://youtu.be/J3KaNC6dwAs "Guardians of the Grasslands" - https://guardiansofthegrasslands.ca/ Ducks Unlimited Canada - https://www.ducks.ca/ Ducks Unlimited - https://www.ducks.org/ Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) Certification - https://www.crsbcertified.ca/ International Year of Rangeland and Pastoralists - https://iyrp.info/

Prostate cancer feature continued. President of the Pastoralists and Graziers Association Tony Seabrook and nurse practitioner, sexologist and cancer counsellor Melissa Hadley-Barrett talk about the importance of early detection through a PSA blood test. Surging world corn prices are expected to tempt some Asian feed grain importers to incorporate more wheat and barley into the mix and that's only going to drive wheat prices even higher. The International Grains Council has just released its monthly supply and demand report and it forecast global wheat production was unchanged but global wheat consumption is set to increase. The upshot is that the new crop price for Australian wheat is at $325 a tonne. Grains analyst Lloyd George says it's not every day you see prices like that at this point in the season.

Can maps be racist? Specifically, is the Mercator Projection, conceived in 1569 to help sailors navigate the oceans, racist? What, if anything, can bankers learn from pastoralists and what can nature teach us to avoid network collapse? Is your bunker ready for the apocalypse? Do you have food, water and medicine stashed away?

Can maps be racist? Specifically, is the Mercator Projection, conceived in 1569 to help sailors navigate the oceans, racist? What, if anything, can bankers learn from pastoralists and what can nature teach us to avoid network collapse? Is your bunker ready for the apocalypse? Do you have food, water and medicine stashed away?

The distinction between the eastern and well-watered part of the country with summer rainfall and good soils, and the more arid western region with its mainly winter rainfall is critical to understanding the spread of domesticated grains and livestock. Pastoralists who farmed cereals are called Agro-pastoralists and these people preferred the Eastern region with its higher rainfall. Sheep and later cattle herding pastoralists favoured the west initially. This is one of separation points in South African history because the western people never did manage to manufacture their own iron-implements they merely bartered these when required. They exchanged iron products from the Tswana and Sotho as well as the isiXhosa who were able to manufacture iron implements and weapons. Then cattle arrived in the Cape and it looks like these came from the north east with early Tswana and Bantu pastoralists. This migration accelerated along with the increased size of settlements around 1000 years ago. Remember by this time, people living in the latter part of the first millennium had already been trading constantly with the entrepots to the East, the Indian ocean ports, for generations. This trade intensified after 1000AD first with Swahili-speakers based along the seaboard from modern Mozambique and north along the East African coast where Arab and other merchants would ply their trade from Zanzibar – through to the Red Sea. The coastlines of East Africa as far South as Madagascar and of west Africa as far south as Sierra Leone were known to the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans. The East African coast had a string of Hindu settlements hundreds of years before the Christian era. Until the 4th Century AD, the Sabaean kingdom of Southern Arabia controlled the east coast of Africa.

The distinction between the eastern and well-watered part of the country with summer rainfall and good soils, and the more arid western region with its mainly winter rainfall is critical to understanding the spread of domesticated grains and livestock. Pastoralists who farmed cereals are called Agro-pastoralists and these people preferred the Eastern region with its higher rainfall. Sheep and later cattle herding pastoralists favoured the west initially. This is one of separation points in South African history because the western people never did manage to manufacture their own iron-implements they merely bartered these when required. They exchanged iron products from the Tswana and Sotho as well as the isiXhosa who were able to manufacture iron implements and weapons. Then cattle arrived in the Cape and it looks like these came from the north east with early Tswana and Bantu pastoralists. This migration accelerated along with the increased size of settlements around 1000 years ago. Remember by this time, people living in the latter part of the first millennium had already been trading constantly with the entrepots to the East, the Indian ocean ports, for generations. This trade intensified after 1000AD first with Swahili-speakers based along the seaboard from modern Mozambique and north along the East African coast where Arab and other merchants would ply their trade from Zanzibar – through to the Red Sea. The coastlines of East Africa as far South as Madagascar and of west Africa as far south as Sierra Leone were known to the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans. The East African coast had a string of Hindu settlements hundreds of years before the Christian era. Until the 4th Century AD, the Sabaean kingdom of Southern Arabia controlled the east coast of Africa.

The distinction between the eastern and well-watered part of the country with summer rainfall and good soils, and the more arid western region with its mainly winter rainfall is critical to understanding the spread of domesticated grains and livestock. Pastoralists who farmed cereals are called Agro-pastoralists and these people preferred the Eastern region with its higher rainfall. Sheep and later cattle herding pastoralists favoured the west initially. This is one of separation points in South African history because the western people never did manage to manufacture their own iron-implements they merely bartered these when required. They exchanged iron products from the Tswana and Sotho as well as the isiXhosa who were able to manufacture iron implements and weapons. Then cattle arrived in the Cape and it looks like these came from the north east with early Tswana and Bantu pastoralists. This migration accelerated along with the increased size of settlements around 1000 years ago. Remember by this time, people living in the latter part of the first millennium had already been trading constantly with the entrepots to the East, the Indian ocean ports, for generations. This trade intensified after 1000AD first with Swahili-speakers based along the seaboard from modern Mozambique and north along the East African coast where Arab and other merchants would ply their trade from Zanzibar – through to the Red Sea. The coastlines of East Africa as far South as Madagascar and of west Africa as far south as Sierra Leone were known to the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans. The East African coast had a string of Hindu settlements hundreds of years before the Christian era. Until the 4th Century AD, the Sabaean kingdom of Southern Arabia controlled the east coast of Africa.

The distinction between the eastern and well-watered part of the country with summer rainfall and good soils, and the more arid western region with its mainly winter rainfall is critical to understanding the spread of domesticated grains and livestock. Pastoralists who farmed cereals are called Agro-pastoralists and these people preferred the Eastern region with its higher rainfall. Sheep and later cattle herding pastoralists favoured the west initially. This is one of separation points in South African history because the western people never did manage to manufacture their own iron-implements they merely bartered these when required. They exchanged iron products from the Tswana and Sotho as well as the isiXhosa who were able to manufacture iron implements and weapons. Then cattle arrived in the Cape and it looks like these came from the north east with early Tswana and Bantu pastoralists. This migration accelerated along with the increased size of settlements around 1000 years ago. Remember by this time, people living in the latter part of the first millennium had already been trading constantly with the entrepots to the East, the Indian ocean ports, for generations. This trade intensified after 1000AD first with Swahili-speakers based along the seaboard from modern Mozambique and north along the East African coast where Arab and other merchants would ply their trade from Zanzibar – through to the Red Sea. The coastlines of East Africa as far South as Madagascar and of west Africa as far south as Sierra Leone were known to the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans. The East African coast had a string of Hindu settlements hundreds of years before the Christian era. Until the 4th Century AD, the Sabaean kingdom of Southern Arabia controlled the east coast of Africa.

Pastoralists have been cut off by flooding rains in South Australia, but they're not complaining about it, important warnings are out for parents in parts of SA not to pack certain fruit and vegetables because of fruit fly and Riverland and Mallee farmers have gained access to new high level weather data as the Mesonet project has been completed.

Pastoralists have been cut off by flooding rains in South Australia, but they're not complaining about it, important warnings are out for parents in parts of SA not to pack certain fruit and vegetables because of fruit fly and Riverland and Mallee farmers have gained access to new high level weather data as the Mesonet project has been completed.

The global food system is a very complex set of systems that look incredibly different in different parts of the world. In this episode, we take a look at food systems in Nairobi, Kenya, and in Newfoundland, Canada with our guests, Helena Shilomboleni, PhD, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa at the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya, and Sarah J. Martin, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Memorial University.

There are concerns that the trade dispute between Australia and China could spiral out of control - and have dire consequences for local industry. Chinese media reports customs restrictions will be extended to Australian wine, lobster, timber, sugar, wool, wheat and copper-ore. Beijing denies the embargo is for political reasons. Richard McGregor from the Lowy Institute told Gareth Parker China is not only sending a message to Australia - but to its own importers. Pastoralists and Graziers Association President Tony Seabrook said the damage to the Australian economy would be significant. "This is not about to go away and the opinion seems to be it hasn't reached its peak yet," he said. "Anyone can see they are punishing us. "Someone said to me a while ago, the dragon has bared its teeth."   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this talk as part of 'The Satish Chandra Memorial Lecture', Romila Thapar discusses two categories of migrants, the pastoralists and the traders and will be confined to the early period of Indian history, namely up to about the fourteenth century. A fundamental difference between the two categories is that pastoral migrants tend to come to a new area, set up scattered settlements and tend to not return to their homelands. Traders tend to do the reverse since they stay in the cities where they have their trading partners. Even when they settle in the host societies there is a minimum connection between their homeland and where they have settled. The interface between the host society and the migrant settlement frequently results in elements of new cultures. These can be changed versions of a language, new social customs and new deities or forms of worship. This podcast is an extract of the longer BIC Streams event held earlier in the week. Visit BIC for more details.

Vasant Saberwal from the Centre for Pastoralism talks to Aarati Halbe about the life, livelihood and challenges of pastoral communities of India. Millions of people in India follow a pastoral way of life. They tend to a vast majority of millions of sheep, goats, camels, cows, buffaloes and other animals. While invisible to most city dwellers, they remain an integral part of Indian society and economy.  Vasant and Aarati discuss how pastoral communities live today, and they explore themes of economic production, upward mobility and sustainability. They discuss how a pastoral mode continues to make eminent sense in the 21st century, even as the Indian State continues to erect barriers, both physical and legal.  Vasant Saberwal is the Director of the Centre for Pastoralism and anchors the centre’s research agenda. Vasant obtained his Master’s degree in wildlife biology from the Wildlife Institute of India, and his PhD on the politics of shepherd access to grazing resources in the Himalayas, from Yale University. Between 1999 and 2004 he was part of Moving Images, where he co-directed a series of films on a range of environmental issues. Between 2004 and 2014 he worked at the Ford Foundation where he oversaw work on rainfed agriculture, pastoralism and the Forest Rights Act. He was the founding editor of the Journal Conservation and Society. His publications include Pastoral Politics; People, Parks and Wildlife; Battles over Nature; and Democratizing Nature. Visit his Google Scholar profile to read more.  Aarati Halbe worked in Kachchh with Sahjeevan and the Centre for Pastoralism from 2013-2016 as the curatorial anchor and coordinator for the exhibition Living Lightly: Journeys with Pastoralists. Aarati has an MSc in Environment & Development from the London School of Economics. She currently works in corporate social responsibility and is based in Bangalore. 

The Pastoralists and Graziers Association has voiced concerns that China will target other agricultural products if a trade dispute with Australia escalates. Beijing has accused Australian barley producers of dumping stock into its market and imposed an 80 per cent tariff on the grain.

The Pastoralists and Graziers Association has voiced concerns that China will target other agricultural products if a trade dispute with Australia escalates. Beijing has accused Australian barley producers of dumping stock into its market and imposed an 80 per cent tariff on the grain.

The state's meat processing sector must immediately develop a coronavirus emergency management plan to protect the WA meat supply chain. Pastoralists and Graziers Association president Tony Seabrook said an entire processing facility cannot afford to be shut down if a worker tests positive to the virus, and pre-emptive measures need to be taken now.

Pastoralists in remote Western Australia battling drought say they need access to high powered, self-loading rifles to better control destructive pests such as camels and wild horses.

WAFarmers says its attempt to join forces with the Pastoralists and Graziers Association is over, at least for now, after the results of a poll showed there is no appetite for a merger. A farmer poll revealed 53 per cent disagreed WA agriculture would be better represented by one body.

A new water allocation plan has been adopted in Katherine. Pastoralists on the Sandover Highway say the road is in terrible condition.

If the agricultural sector wants to succeed it needs to have a clear story to tell about what it does and what it contributes to society and it doesn't do that at the moment. That was the main point Steve Harris from The Brand Agency was keen to make at the Pastoralists and Graziers Association convention.

Pastoralists in the Kimberley had their concerns about huge increases in rent confirmed this week, with a letter arriving in the mail with news of a 372 per cent rent rise. Rents in other regions are nowhere near as high, with increases of 87 per cent in the Pilbara, 81 in the Gascoyne, 20 in the Murchison and 12 in the Goldfields/Nullarbor. The rents are determined and reviewed by the valuer-general every five years and the increases in the Kimberley and Pilbara region reflect the strong market demand for pastoral leases over the past 3 to 4 years, which has seen record market activity.

The Sahel of Africa has always been an unforgiving landscape, but now families in the region are facing two growing threats at the same time: Climate change and conflict. Boko Haram’s campaign of terror has displaced thousands of people as farmers and pastoralists clash over access to shrinking land. M.J. takes you to Niger, a country in the Sahel where families are fighting for their lives—and a better future for their children.

Conservation Economics 101: How do we preserve the African pastoralist lifestyle and cultural heritage, while also securing the landscape and the predators who live within it? In 2003, my guest Tom Hill and his colleague Richard Bonham, co-Founder of BigLife Foundation, created the Predator Compensation Fund, an innovation in wildlife conservation strategy that has proven highly successful at saving the great predators of the region– especially lions, reversing their otherwise imminent extinction in the very cradle of their existence. In 2012, Tom helped to conceive, fund, and administer the first-ever Maasai Olympics, a sports alternative to lion hunting for Maasai warriors of the Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem. Incorporating Western business concepts modified to fit the needs of modern pastoralists is a model for the future. When everyone has a stake in the outcome or consequences, working together is the only way forward.

Conservation Economics 101: How do we preserve the African pastoralist lifestyle and cultural heritage, while also securing the landscape and the predators who live within it? In 2003, my guest Tom Hill and his colleague Richard Bonham, co-Founder of BigLife Foundation, created the Predator Compensation Fund, an innovation in wildlife conservation strategy that has proven highly successful at saving the great predators of the region– especially lions, reversing their otherwise imminent extinction in the very cradle of their existence. In 2012, Tom helped to conceive, fund, and administer the first-ever Maasai Olympics, a sports alternative to lion hunting for Maasai warriors of the Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem. Incorporating Western business concepts modified to fit the needs of modern pastoralists is a model for the future. When everyone has a stake in the outcome or consequences, working together is the only way forward.

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to over 50 million pastoralists. Helping pastoralists and agro-pastoralists by increasing access to productive assets, services and markets is key to ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity. The Regional Sahel Pastoralism Support Project – or PRAPS - has been designed to address the development needs of pastoralists across the Sahel in Sub-Saharan Africa. It aims to tackle the most important challenges faced by pastoralists: drought, animal diseases, climate change, conflicts and dwindling access to land and water resources. The PRAPS project is a collaboration between six Sahelian countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal under the regional coordinating umbrella of the CILSS -the permanent Interstate Committee for Drought control in the Sahel- and overall political guidance from ECOWAS and WAEMU. Aminata Mbengue Ndiaye, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Health, Senegal: "The regional pastoralism support project is an initiative that grew out of a high-level meeting held on pastoralism in the Sahel, in Nouakchott; I think it was in October 2013. And it was a meeting chaired by President Abdel Aziz of Mauritania with the President of Chad, Mr. Idriss Déby and myself; I represented the head of State of Senegal, President Macky Sall. Therefore it was really a meeting which has allowed us to examine the details of pastoralism in the Sahel with all the problems it entails, such as the impact on the lives of pastoralists, on the herd, but also on all the environment; in any case, to the lives of pastoralists." The hallmark of PRAPS is its innovative, multi-sectoral, holistic approach to implementing solutions benefiting pastoralists, including pastoral crisis management. It brings together the private sector, pastoral organizations, national stakeholders, regional and international institutions, advanced research institutes and other development partners. Dr Djimé ADOUM Executive Secretary, CILSS: "What is happening with pastoralism for the longest time, is that it really lacks resources, access to markets, support services, so with the advent of the PRAPS, which will open up opportunities to get a lot more partners involved in this, we should be able to implement and expand on the initial projects to cover a wide area in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly ECOWAS region and linking it back to the Nouakchott Declaration, improving the revenue of the Pastoralists by 30 percent in five years should be an achievable goal." Aminata Mbengue Ndiaye, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Health, Senegal: "This project will have a major impact on people's lives because if already in the field, for example , if I take animal health, if it allows them to keep their livestock , livestock will no longer die because he has not been vaccinated. From the point of view of nutrition also, the improvement of nutrition for children, pregnant women, nursing women, also there the project will play an important role with the milk that will be produced , with equally the surplus production of meat and all that in any case, constitute the major themes that are essential for the population. I believe that if the project did not come, people will continue to live the same life conditions but I think with the training that will be given, the income will be improved, it is a fundamental change that we will observed in these areas and I think it's not very far." The fresh approach is also about generating consistent data, expanding knowledge-sharing and engaging with communities for achieving maximum development impact in the Sahel.

Our special guest today is Joshua Ole Musa, a key team member of the Maasai Cultural Heritage Program, and in coordinating an annual festival. The project's goal is to perpetuate Maasai heritage in an age of cultural convergence and loss of traditions through gathering both historical and contemporary culture material and art. To discover how other tribal cultures maintain and celebrate their cultural heritage, three Maasai Joshua Kirrinkol, Michael Tiampati, John Kimanga, an anthropologist, and a representative of African Conservation Fund, traveled together as part of a planning team, to visit to the 63rd Annual Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture in Flagstaff, Arizona, visiting with Navajo artists, pastoralists, spiritual leaders, an environmental group, and schools throughout the Navajo Nation to learn about some of the ways the Navajo are maintaining their cultural heritage. http://www.africanconservationfund.org/index.php/current-projects

Donald Macleod explores the lives and works of the English Pastoralist composers. A feeling for landscape and place was important to them, and they often responded to places they knew and loved

Originally posted on Oct 1, 2010. Naomi F. Miller, Katherine M. Moore, and Kathleen Ryan from University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology discuss the facets of Sustainable Lifeways, how humans adapt to changes in their environment over time.