Livestock

The Northern Rangelands Trust has a programme that provides access to improved livestock markets. The project - ‘Linking Livestock Markets to Wildlife Conservation’ - takes place in collaboration with Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Purdue University (funded by the Globe Foundation).

The overall aim of this programme is to reduce livestock densities through improved returns per head; improve rangeland and grazing management by and between communities; and to provide alternatives for livelihood investment, for example rural banking schemes, in order to promote more sustainable land management. This is possible when communities’ livestock income is supplemented with more diversified livelihood strategies.

This will be achieved by:

• Providing communities with ready access to improved markets for livestock of all ages and quality;
• Promoting realistic financial investment opportunities that match returns from livestock;
• Supporting grassland management and livestock committees to improve rangeland management, building on the traditional community approach.