[IYRPsupportgroup] FYI: New publication "With camelids into a sustainable future" for IYC 2024 and IYRP 2026

[Ann Waters-Bayer]

Dear all,

For the current International Year of Camelids 2024 and for the upcoming IYRP 2026 (see p19), Misereor, DITSL (German Institute for Tropical & Subtropical Agriculture) and LPP (League for Pastoral Peoples) in Germany have brought out a 20-page dossier on pastoral camelid husbandry around the world: “With camelids into a sustainable future: learning from pastoralist communities <https://www.celep.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-Dossier-camelids-English.pdf>”, published by welt-sichten, Frankfurt.

It describes the various challenges faced by camelid pastoralists in Africa, Asia and Latin America, such as prolonged droughts, increased competition for land and water, low product prices, lack of labour and weakened social institu­tions. Yet these pastoralists continue to contribute to local livelihoods and national economies by supplying wool/hair, live animals and hides for national and international markets, and – in Eastern Africa – they have taken initiative to build value chains in response to growing urban demand for camel milk.

The contributions to this dossier offer a differentiated picture of camelid pastoralists’ realities. An introduction to the importance of pastoral­ism worldwide is followed by an analysis of how camelid husbandry has evolved over recent decades. Specific articles describe pastoral camelid husbandry in the Andes, Mongolia and Eastern Africa. The dossier also looks at the role of research on camelid pastoralism and discusses policies that are needed for a sustainable future for camelids and the communities that rear them.

The dossier is also available in German <https://www.celep.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-Dossier-Kameliden-Deutsch.pdf>.

Also to be found on the CELEP website: https://www.celep.info/with-camelids-into-a-sustainable-future/ <https://www.celep.info/with-camelids-into-a-sustainable-future/>



Dr Ann Waters-Bayer
Agrecol Association for AgriCulture & Ecology
German Institute for Tropical & Subtropical Agriculture (DITSL) Research Fellow
Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP) Core Group
International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP2026) Global Secretariat
E: waters-bayer at web.de / waters-bayer at agrecol.de / a.waters-bayer at ditsl.org
W: www.agrecol.de / www.ditsl.org / www.celep.info / www.iyrp.info



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