A Better Balance: Revitalized Pastoral Livelihoods in Karamoja, Uganda


Publisher: Feinstein International Center

Author(s): Elizabeth Stites, Kimberly Howe, Tsehay Redda, and Darlington Akabwai

Date: 2016

Topics: Livelihoods

Countries: Uganda

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Following years of conflict and national policies aimed at encouraging sedentarization of pastoral populations, international and bilateral actors are increasingly shifting their focus towards supporting animal production systems. This report reviews the state of animal-based livelihoods in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda and examines how animal ownership affects a household’s ability to weather shocks.