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Tag Archives: dertu
The challenge of the drylands in Africa
I just got a hold of a video about the northern Kenyan drylands and the Dertu Millennium Village. I used to work on this project and was fortunate enough to travel to this challenging area several times. I wrote about … Continue reading
Posted in african foods, agriculture, animals, biodiversity
Tagged africa, climate change, dertu, drylands, Millennium villages, sahel
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Turning Camel’s Milk into Gold: A Northeastern Kenya pastoralist community thrives
Pastoralists are people who live mostly in dry, remote areas, whose livelihoods depend on their intimate knowledge of the surrounding ecosystem and on the wellbeing of their livestock (IFAD). Most pastoralists raise livestock and practice animal husbandry consisting usually of … Continue reading
Posted in african foods, animals, environment
Tagged biogas, camel, camel's milk, dertu, millennium village, northeastern kenya, pastoralists
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