Nutrition Impacts of Livestock Developments Schemes among Pastoral Peoples

摘要

In many instances, livestock projects have wrought, albeit unintentionally, adverse effects on the food supply and way of life of nomadic peoples. This report discusses the traditional diet and way of life of the pastoralists and examines the impact on these of livestock development strategies. Rather than relying on their herds for food, pastoralists derive the greater part of their diets from cereals (millet, barley, maize, sorghum, etc.). However, milk-based foods provided by the herds do play a critical part in their diet and health by enhancing the lower protein content of their starchy cereal staples and, as suggested by some researchers, by providing protection against malaria and other diseases.