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Pastoralism: Inside Africa’s Hidden Powerhouse

With 2026 declared the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, experts urge a rethink of policies that sideline communities vital to Africa’s future

They supply an estimated 50% of Africa’s meat and 75% of its milk – yet Africa’s pastoralists remain largely invisible and misunderstood. A new documentary argues for a different way of seeing pastoralism: as resilient, adaptable, and central to the drylands’ future.  Filmed across remote parts of Kenya, Nigeria, and…