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Publicity team on horseback brings knowledge, warmth to herders in Gansu

People Daily 03 Nov 2021
With an average altitude of 3,600 meters, Dzoge Todma is the only township whose residents are all herders in Hezuo city, northwest China’s Gansu province. Due to its geographical conditions, the herders are scattered around a pastoral area, and as a result are lagging behind others in terms of access to information.
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Ruth A. Whitman-Andrew

The West Bend News 03 Nov 2021
FLORIDA, OH. Former Paulding County resident, Ruth A. Whitman-Andrew, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at The Gardens of Paulding. Ruth was born July 4, 1943 to the late Alonzo and Ruth (Adams) Golliver ... .
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In desert wasteland, an online store raises herders' hopes, incomes

China Daily 01 Nov 2021
Sergelen and his colleagues cover a beat of 9,400 square kilometers, but the vast area is home to only 113 inhabitants-23 local families, most of them herders, and some 60 workers at two iron mines ... One of the herders, a man called Khaschuluu was willing, as the saying goes in Chinese, to be "the first to eat crabs".
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From goat herder to conquering the world

Mmegi Online 30 Oct 2021
Isaac Makwala went from regular village boy's duties of herding goats and cattle to conquering the world in a classic case of rising from humble beginnings. Makwala’s journey to the world stage is captured in a new book, 'The Solo Runner. The Untold Story of Isaac Makwala' written by former athlete and academic, Tshepang Tshube ... .
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Maasai Mara Herders Find Innovative Way to Keep Hungry Lions at Bay

All Africa 28 Oct 2021
Herding cattle in conservancies neighbouring the world-famed Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok County is no longer a big problem, thanks to predator-proof, mobile cattle pens ....
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Trail’s end: the days of roaming free are over for Nigeria’s herders

The Guardian 27 Oct 2021
For many of them, settling here in Kaduna has meant turning their backs on a nomadic way of life that has spanned generations ... The government-created reserve is an area where they can peacefully feed their livestock ... ....
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Trail’s end: the days of roaming free are numbered for Nigeria’s herders

The Observer 27 Oct 2021
Regulations on the movement of herders in Benin and Niger, which border Nigeria to the west and north, have helped manage conflicts ... Between 2010 and 2020, violence linked to conflicts between farmers and herders across west and central Africa has led to more than 15,000 deaths, according to the Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
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Nigeria: What an Irrigation Project Reveals About Farmer-Herder Conflict

All Africa 21 Oct 2021
Clashes between herders and local farmers in several communities in ...
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What an irrigation project reveals about farmer-herder conflict in northern Nigeria

Reliefweb 21 Oct 2021
Clashes between herders and local farmers in several communities in Nigeria have increased in recent years ... My PhD research cast some light on how conflict between farmers and herders arises in one particular context -- an irrigation project in north-west Nigeria ... Pasture is unavailable for herders.
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Meru Farmers, Isiolo Herders Unite to Survive Drought

All Africa 19 Oct 2021
In a normal year when food stores are filled with harvests, Mr Tratisio Kamunturiu, from Lachathuriu in Tigania West, Meru County, would be up in arms on seeing herds of camels around his homestead ....
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NGOs help Forest Department provide compensation to herders who lose cattle to carnivore attacks

The Hindu 17 Oct 2021
The aim is to ensure the carcasses of cattle killed by carnivores are not poisoned, as this often leads to the death of wildlife including tigers, dhole and vultures ....
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Katamansu to UPSA Podium: How a herder became valedictorian at uni graduation

Ghana Web 15 Oct 2021
Four years ago, Ali Inusah was a herder at Katamansu near Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region. He had just left Senior High School and was yearning to continue his education but there were clear financial hurdles ahead ... That stranger was a journalist with Accra-based Citi TV, Umaru Sanda Amadu ... Today is one of my proudest days in life ... .
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Katamansu to UPSA Podium: How a herder became valedictorian at graduation

Ghana Web 15 Oct 2021
• Ali Inusah needed a miracle to enable him to pursue tertiary education. • He was a herder after SHS but his good results attracted a miracle. • His First Class in Accounting at UPSA earned him a slot on the podium during their recent graduation. Four years ago, Ali Inusah was a herder at Katamansu near Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region ... .
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