Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/pastoralism-research-policy-and-practice RSS Feed for Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-08-03T05:33:50.425+00:00 60 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16791 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16791 <![CDATA[Climate variability and the pastoralist’s dilemma: socio-economic impacts on livestock systems in East Africa]]> 2026-07-31T00:00:00Z Review Kelvin NgongoloAtuhombye SigalaKasim Sakran AbassDoreen Mrimi https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16705 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16705 <![CDATA[Perceptions and attitudes of consumers and non-consumers towards goat milk and its derived products in northern Benin]]> 2026-07-17T00:00:00Z Original Research Oyeniran T. L. F. OffoumonAlassan AssaniHilaire S. Sanni WorogoTobi OkambawaLoukaiya ZorobouraguiZhairath F. Adambi BoukariCham A. D. AlabiYaya IdrissouEloi Y. AttakpaIbrahim T. Alkoiret 0.05), whereas religion and profession showed highly significant differences between groups (p < 0.001). The main motivations for consumption were curiosity (25.9%), social recommendation (24.7%), and perceived health benefits (24.7%). Among knowledgeable non-consumers, the main constraints were product unavailability, high price, lack of information, and uncertainty about product quality rather than negative perceptions of goat milk itself. Among non-knowledgeable individuals, many expressed willingness to try goat milk under certain conditions, including improved availability, lower prices, recommendations from relatives, and information on nutritional benefits. Approximately 66.67% indicated they would consume goat milk if locally produced. Among non-knowledgeable individuals, goat milk was the product most frequently selected for future trial (46.15%), ahead of cheese (28.21%) and yogurt (25.64%). Overall, the study indicates that the main barriers to goat milk consumption are related to market access, product availability, and information rather than sensory rejection. Improving awareness, processing, marketing strategies, and distribution networks could significantly enhance the adoption of goat milk and its derived products in northern Benin and support the development of the goat dairy value chain.]]> https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16765 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16765 <![CDATA[Distribution of soil carbon and nitrogen in Mediterranean oak silvopastoral systems under grazing]]> 2026-07-16T00:00:00Z Original Research Julio Henrique Germano De SouzaGelson dos Santos DifanteOtávio FrancéMaria Rosa Mosquera-LosadaMarina Castro https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16130 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16130 <![CDATA[Pastoralist policy paradoxes in the Anthropocene. Relational ontologies and the marginalisation of lifeways among the Maasai (Tanzania), Hamar (Ethiopia), and the Fulani (the Sahel)]]> 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z Original Research Sara de WitSara PetrollinoHan van DijkMirjam de Bruijn https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16713 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16713 <![CDATA[Phenotypic diversity and milk production performance of Somali camel ecotypes under extensive pastoral systems]]> 2026-07-06T00:00:00Z Original Research Shafii Abdullahi MohamedDaha Hussein MuminAbdiaziz Ahmed ShurieAbdinor Mohamed MohamudHussein Mohamed FarahAbdimajid Ali AbdullahiHassan Mohamed HassanMehar S. KhatkarAbdirahman A. AliPeter C. Thomson https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16455 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16455 <![CDATA[Reconsidering the middleman: asymmetries in a direct-contact producer-buyer alpaca fiber roundtable in Peru]]> 2026-06-26T00:00:00Z Original Research Julia Bello-BravoLuiz F. BritoGerardo Cornelio Mamani MamaniYezelia Danira Cáceres Cabana https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16714 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16714 <![CDATA[Pastoral vulnerability to drought: geographic and socio-demographic drivers of drought-related camel mortality in Somalia]]> 2026-06-26T00:00:00Z Original Research Mohamed Abdirahim OmarMohamed Ahmed HassanAbdisalam Hassan Muse https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16200 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16200 <![CDATA[“We love our livestock”: relational care-based One Health in pastoral drylands]]> 2026-06-22T00:00:00Z Original Research Evan F. GriffithAngela OpondohCatherine KaluwaErenius Lochede NakadioKipkorir RotichJob Ronoh KipkemoiJonah LevinJacob MutuaJanetrix Hellen Amuguni https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15944 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15944 <![CDATA[Rainmaking and climate change: global discourse and local perspectives over regicide in South Sudan]]> 2026-06-16T00:00:00Z Original Research Isao Murahashi https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16611 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16611 <![CDATA[Editorial: The role of pastoral livestock and products in climate change: a complicated issue]]> 2026-06-12T00:00:00Z Special Issue Editorial Andrei MarinJonathan DaviesFiona FlintanCarol KervenRashmi Singh https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16429 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16429 <![CDATA[Pastoral lands and the green transition: opportunities and challenges]]> 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z Perspective Jonathan DaviesSuraj Pratap Singh BhatiHussein WarioMaansi RawatAnn Waters-Bayer https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16171 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16171 <![CDATA[How is decision-making about grazing management influenced by reliance on rangelands at farm level? Insights from small ruminant farms in French Mediterranean areas]]> 2026-05-20T00:00:00Z Original Research Elisa DeschampsMagali Jouven https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15834 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15834 <![CDATA[Assimilation of indigenous nomadic pastoralist knowledge in the Public Governance of Sámi Reindeer Husbandry]]> 2026-05-13T00:00:00Z Review Inger Marie G. EiraMathis P. BongoMia Carina E. JægervandAnni M. Magga-EiraInger Ellen J. E. GaupAnders OskalMarina TonkopeevaRauna TriumfRavdna Biret Marja E. SaraSvein Disch Mathiesen https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15646 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15646 <![CDATA[Participatory livestock movement routes and resource mapping in pastoral areas of Oromia and Somali Regions, southern Ethiopia]]> 2026-05-06T00:00:00Z Original Research Dagim Gebresilassie BerhanuYasin GetahunSolomon GizawBarbara WielandSamuel TeferaTheodore Knight-Jones https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15619 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15619 <![CDATA[From margins to markets: overcoming stakeholder and information barriers in south Omo’s pastoral livestock trade, Ethiopia]]> 2026-05-04T00:00:00Z Original Research Rahmeto AbebeAbate YesigatNigussie AfeshaAkalewold FediluMulye GirmaYaynabeba AbaynehHaile WelearegayMebratu Mulatu https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15978 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15978 <![CDATA[Farmers’ knowledge of, and attitudes towards oxpeckers in the Salambala Conservancy, northeastern Namibia]]> 2026-04-28T00:00:00Z Original Research Michael S. LukubweAdrian J. F. K. CraigCharles Byaruhanga https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15989 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15989 <![CDATA[Beyond pastoralism: challenges and strategic solutions in Iranian sheep farming]]> 2026-04-28T00:00:00Z Original Research Farbod NaghshbandiEnayat AbbasiAli MaghsoudiAliakbar MasoudiRasoul Vaez Torshizi https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15770 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15770 <![CDATA[Pastoralists as peacebuilders: lived experiences from conflict-affected communities in northern Nigeria]]> 2026-04-23T00:00:00Z Original Research Emmanuel OjoVan CrowderAusten MooreOlusola Isola https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15977 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15977 <![CDATA[Analysis of property rights practice contradictions and typical models in grassland pastoral areas: a field survey based on Abaga Banner, Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia]]> 2026-04-23T00:00:00Z Original Research Xiaoning Zhang https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15739 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15739 <![CDATA[Feasibility analysis of livestock protection implementation on alpine pastures]]> 2026-04-10T00:00:00Z Original Research Isabella E. FaffelbergerFelix Knauer