In West Africa, flexible mobility of herds is crucial for optimal production and use of rangeland resources. Herders explain why they move their animals between wet-season and dry-season pastures, sometimes over hundreds of kilometres. Credit: InFocus for Acting For Life (2015)
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Réseau Billital Maroobé (RBM) presents self-managed livestock markets in Niger – set up for the benefit of the pastoralists and the wider community.
Pastoralists hold the keys to a sustainable future for Africa’s drylands. But that future depends on how governments, businesses, and others engage with pastoralism. This documentary follows five stories of pastoralists driving positive change in Africa’s drylands – from Kenya, Nigeria and South Sudan – and sets out how outsiders can support and strengthen what is already happening. It paints a picture of the drylands people may not be used to seeing: one of innovation, resilience and (largely unrecognised) potential. Released before the start of the UN’s International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026, this documentary sheds light on one of the most critical, but marginalised livelihoods in Africa – and paints a rarely seen picture of the dynamism of people living in the drylands.
How pastoralists deal with several years of drought in Niger, a land-locked country where pastoralism is a source of great economic and cultural wealth. Film also available in French, Fulfulde, Hausa and Arabic.
With increasing unpredictability of climate, mobile pastoralists in Niger have their strategies to thrive. Film teaser by Saverio Krätli