End of the road nears for pastoralists’ way of life

Unique production strategies

But even though pastoralists often inhabit harsh remote regions, they are fully integrated with wider global processes.

The book says the fundamental problem is that pastoralist communities cannot move in the way they once could.

“Pastoralism relies on unique production strategies, with the ability to move being the most crucial. Moving is now becoming a serious problem.

Grazing lands are being taken over for other uses, and access to water and markets is increasingly difficult and the economic profitability of livestock keeping is being critically undermined.

“Animals are producing less meat and milk. And they are more susceptible to drought and disease. Poverty, resource degradation and conflict are increasing.”