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  Importance of nomadic pastoralism to the economy of KENYA Source of human food with valuable proteins e.g. milk, meat/beef, and blood. It is a source of income to the pastoralists by selling farm products hence improving their standards of living. It is a source of employment e.g. through trade hence providing a livelihood for many people. It is a source of government revenue for setting up roads through taxing livestock transporters and dairy factories. The government earns foreign exchange used for setting up hospitals by exporting animal products e.g. hides and skins. It has helped to diversify the economy of KENYA hence ensuring constant capital inflow and reduced dependency on crop growing. Nomadic pastoralism has provided raw materials for industries that provide jobs e.g. meat packers and the leather tanning industry. It has helped to put idle land into use hence reducing resource wastage Animals are used as beasts of burden e.g. for transport and for pulling ox-plows ...

Nomadic pastoralism is the extensive grazing of livestock on natural pasture involving constant and seasonal migration of the nomads/pastoralists and their livestock in search of water and pasture; a process referred to as transhumance Steps taken by Kenyan Government to Improve the Quality of Livestock in the areas practicing Nomadic Pastoralism Establishing demonstration ranches to sensitize pastoralists on better methods of animal husbandry. Cattle dips have been constructed to control pests. The government is encouraging group ranching to enable the pastoralists to view livestock keeping as a commercial undertaking. Boreholes have been sunk and dams constructed in the practicing areas to provide water for livestock. Introduction of drought resistant nutritious grass. Encouraging cross breeding of indigenous breed with hybrid breeds to improve the quality of livestock. Improvement of transport system in the areas to facilitate transportation to the markets. Establishment of Kenya Me...

  Importance of nomadic pastoralism to the economy of MALAWI Source of human food with valuable proteins e.g. milk, meat/beef, and blood. It is a source of income to the pastoralists by selling farm products hence improving their standards of living. It is a source of employment e.g. through trade hence providing a livelihood for many people. It is a source of government revenue for setting up roads through taxing livestock transporters and dairy factories. The government earns foreign exchange used for setting up hospitals by exporting animal products e.g. hides and skins. It has helped to diversify the economy of MALAWI hence ensuring constant capital inflow and reduced dependency on crop growing. Nomadic pastoralism has provided raw materials for industries that provide jobs e.g. meat packers and the leather tanning industry. It has helped to put idle land into use hence reducing resource wastage Animals are used as beasts of burden e.g. for transport and for pulling ox-plow...