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As hunger spreads among more than 12mn people in the Horn of Africa, a study by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) of the response to Kenya’s last devastating drought, in 2008-2009, finds that investments aimed at increasing the mobility of livestock herders – a way of life often viewed as “backward” despite being the most economical and productive use of Kenya’s drylands – could be the key to averting future food crises in arid landsAs hunger spreads among more than 12mn people in the Horn of Africa, a study by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) of the response to Kenya’s last devastating drought, in 2008-2009, finds that investments aimed at increasing the mobility of livestock herders – a way of life often viewed as “backward” despite being the most economical and productive use of Kenya’s drylands – could be the key to averting future food crises in arid lands

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The vulnerability of rain-dependent food production systems and the people who depend on them has been brought into stark relief by the situation in East Africa

Business group’s insights into the critical issue of water resource scarcity suggest that challenges lie ahead, but that none are insurmountable - Image Credit : capetown.gov.za

Business group’s insights into the critical issue of water resource scarcity suggest that challenges lie ahead, but that none are insurmountable

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