AUTHOR
Ilse Köhler-Rollefson
Articles
Pastoralists’ breeds hold generations of knowledge
December 19th, 2016
Ilse Köhler-Rollefson argues for in-situ conservation of pastoralists’ breeds to save generations of knowledge, that of both livestock and their keepers. Over centuries, pastoralists have created a large number of livestock breeds that are of enormous value for food sovereignty: they convert the vegetation of drylands and other uncultivable areas into food. They turn ‘waste’ … Read more
Ilse Köhler-Rollefson
Pastoralists’ breeds hold generations of knowledge
December 19th, 2016
Ilse Köhler-Rollefson argues for in-situ conservation of pastoralists’ breeds to save generations of knowledge, that of both livestock and their keepers. Over centuries, pastoralists have created a large number of livestock breeds that are of enormous value for food sovereignty: they convert the vegetation of drylands and other uncultivable areas into food. They turn ‘waste’ … Read more