ENVIRONMENT
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At global desertification conference, pastoralists call for greater recognition
AI KEY TAKEAWAYS (TL;DR)
- Cattle are a central part of the identity of Andrew Msami’s Maasai community in northeast Tanzania
- Herd size determines social position, and many people keep all their wealth in livestock, not banks
- In recent years, however, Msami and others have been forced to sell the animals and buy goats, which can handle drought better but […]
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Cattle are a central part of the identity of Andrew Msami’s Maasai community in northeast Tanzania. Herd size determines social position, and many people keep all their wealth in livestock, not banks. In recent years, however, Msami and others have been forced to sell the animals and buy goats, which can handle drought better but […]
