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We congratulate our Maasai student Lucas Moreto! As reported, Lucas is studying law at the TUDARCO university in Dar-es-Salaam and has successfully completed his two-year diploma course this summer. Now Lucas begins straight with his bachelor's programme, which will take him six semesters to finish.
Lucas sent us a video in which he expresses his thanks. Together with him we would like to...
As reported in our blog from 10 Aug 2018, our unbalanced diet presents great ecological challenges for the world. Indigenous peoples, such as the Maasai or Sandawe in East Africa, have been living in harmony with nature for millennia and are vivid examples of sustainability in...
How do pastoralists in Northern Tanzania perceive the influence of climate change on their herds? A recently published study with the title "Climate change perception and impacts on cattle production in pastoral communities of Northern Tanzania" addressed this issue.
The respondents bemoaned more erratic and reduced amounts of rainfall, rise in temperature and prolonged and frequent...
Ein guter Grund, einmal über die Landesgrenzen hinaus zu blicken und über die Rolle der Frau in anderen Teilen der Welt zu reflektieren. Das Leben von Maasai-Frauen in Tansania etwa ist geprägt von einer ungewissen Zukunft. Es ist aber nicht nur die Sorge um das Wohl der Familie, die Gesundheit ihrer Viehherden oder die Angst, dass die nächste Regenzeit schlecht ausfallen oder ganz ausbleiben...
Lesen Sie diesen interessanten Artikel über die jahrhundertealten Praktiken der Maasai zur Aufbewahrung und Haltbahrmachung von Milch, erschienen am 17.2.2018 (Die Presse): <link...
Did you know that the world's 20 largest meat and dairy corporations were responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions in 2016 than Germany? Or that the three largest producers of meat and dairy products emitted more greenhouse gases last year than all of France?
The justification that the need to feed the world and to meet the growing demand for animal products is flimsy. In fact, such...
The so-called East Coast Fever (ECF) is a disease caused by parasites of cattle, goats and sheep in countries along the East African Pacific Coast. It is transmitted by ticks. In Tanzania, there is a general lack of veterinarians for the treatment of livestock.
In order to counteract this and other animal diseases, a project was launched in 2015 to provide training for qualified livestock...
With the implementation of the so-called "Tanzania Livestock Master Plan" 2 million jobs are to be created in Tanzania over the next five years. Small rural farmers are to benefit most from these measures. The aim of this master plan is to increase the contribution of the dairy sector to Tanzania's GDP by 75%.
A chance for many, but what impacts can be expected for traditional livestock...
Austria and the EU support African countries with development measures to build up local markets and to improve people's outlook on life. At the same time, there are policies in Austria and at European level that are in conflict with these efforts. The umbrella organisation AG Globale Verantwortung is the Austrian platform for development and...
Pastoralism is characterized by many advantages:
Our parent organization Vétérinaires sans Frontières International (VSF-Int) is looking for a...
Our parent organization Vétérinaires sans Frontières International (VSF-Int) is looking for new...
As part of the opening of the vernissage of the visual artist Guido Rupp, alias "GuRu", paintings...
Our Tanzanian employee John Laffa wishes all supporters and friends of Veterinarians without...
Sweet potatoes are very popular in Africa. In Tanzania, many small traders sell steamed sweet...
We congratulate our Maasai student Lucas Moreto! As reported, Lucas is studying law at the TUDARCO...