- March Pastoral Economy YouTube PPT (YouTube)
- Download the March PPT (Key messages)
- See more resources (videos, articles, blogs, etc.)
- Maryam Niamir-Fuller on Economic services of global rangelands (Art of Range podcast)
- Resources from FAO
- Le pastoralisme au Sahel: évaluation économique, chocs et stratégies d'adaptation: https://doi.org/10.4060/cd5829fr
- Documents from Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC)
- Banerjee R, Barry B, Jaquez C et al. (2021) Financing livestock trade: formal and informal finance in Kenya, Mali and Somalia. Technical report. London, UK: SPARC Knowledge (https://doi.org/10.61755/QCFI8260)
This examines how livestock traders in Kenya, Mali and Somalia finance their operations, finding that, despite the growth of mobile payments, most rely on personal savings and informal networks, with limited use of formal financial services. - Bedelian C & Levine S. (2025) Transforming pastoral livelihoods through marketinterventions: does the impact match expectations? Lessons from a decade ofinvestments in Somali Region, Ethiopia. Technical report. London, UK: SPARC Knowledge (https://doi.org/10.61755/NVBB2943).
This looks at general lessons about the development model and theory of change, and its appropriateness for pastoral economies, based on an internal impact assessment of market-based development programmes implemented over the past decade in Somali Regional State in Ethiopia. - Humphrey A, Jaquez C, Levine S et al. (2021) Impacts of disruptions to livestock marketing in Sudan. Technical report. London, UK: SPARC Knowledge(https://doi.org/10.61755/CGIB4972).
This examines how the 2020 Hajj suspension affected low-income herders and livestock traders in Sudan. It draws on interviews and literature to explore export disruptions and options for mitigating future shocks. - Levine S, Wiggins S, Allen M et al. (2021) Livelihoods and markets in protracted conflict: a review of evidence and practice. Evidence review. London, UK: SPARC Knowledge (https://doi.org/10.61755/XUPB4400).
This examines the impacts of protracted conflict on livelihoods and food security across 11 countries and assesses the effectiveness of responses to economic and social harm in varying contexts. - Opitz-Stapleton S, Alasia JI, Egemonye O et al. (2024) Impacts of Naira redesign on livelihoods in Hayin Ade and Wuro Bappate, Abuja, Nigeria. Policy brief. London, UK: SPARC Knowledge (https://doi.org/10.61755/CLGX5621).
This explores how Nigeria’s Naira redesign policy has deepened financial hardship for pastoralists and agropastoralists in two rural communities, highlighting the need for support with digital access, ID registration and financial literacy to ensure inclusion in the formal economy.
- Banerjee R, Barry B, Jaquez C et al. (2021) Financing livestock trade: formal and informal finance in Kenya, Mali and Somalia. Technical report. London, UK: SPARC Knowledge (https://doi.org/10.61755/QCFI8260)
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