<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear all,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Here is now a 10-pager which is meant to complement the earlier 4-page brief. This longer paper is written for people involved in promoting and supporting family farming who might be interested in delving a bit deeper to gain a better understanding of pastoralists as family farmers. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The paper outlines: i) features of pastoralists that identify them as family farmers; ii) the importance of pastoralists for the wellbeing of nations, people and the environment; iii) specificities of pastoral farming systems; iv) major challenges and emerging opportunities for pastoralists; and v) how pastoralists’ issues could be incorporated into policy advocacy activities during the Decade of Family Farming.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This longer paper (plus the 4-pager brief) can be found on the CELEP website: <a href="http://www.celep.info/pastoralists-as-family-farmers/" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" class="">http://www.celep.info/pastoralists-as-family-farmers/</a><b style="font-style: italic;" class=""> </b>- sorry, the 10-pager is available only in English.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The Spanish version of the 4-pager is still in the making but will be posted soon on the CELEP website.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class="">Ann</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""></div></body></html>