Pastoral Engagement, Adaptation and Capacity Enhancement (PEACE)

The new Pastoral Engagement, Adaptation and Capacity Enhancement (PEACE) project will enhance the capability of Afghans to develop the livestock sector and rangeland management. PEACE components are: 1) a Livestock Early Warning System, which is satellite-based weather technology to provide information on forage conditions for herders and rangeland decision makers; 2) a livestock nutritional profiling system, which is a risk management tool to generate information on forage quality; 3) livestock information network and knowledge concerning the availability of market information, including price and quantity, at different sites to give pastoralists access to market opportunities and better sales prices; and 4) pastoral conflict resolution and rural land tenure policy which will use a participatory approach to resolve resource use and access conflicts. Expected results are the institutionalization of technologies that will improve livestock production and management of Afghanistan’s rangelands; a reduction in the social and economic risks associated with raising livestock; a decrease in conflicts associated with land access; nation-wide communication of livestock market reports; and formation of self-sustaining herder alliances.

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