Some Pastoral development projects were also implemented across the country; however, these efforts were not materialized into a meaningful outcome and positively affected the pastoralists. The current situation of pastoralistsThe country’s pastoralists live in a state of hope and despair. Implementation of mega infrastructural projects mainly (roads, electricity, communication and livestock products processing industries) in the pastoral areas. Pastoralists are an integral part of Ethiopia’s socio-economic system, and developing them is a nation’s development while ignoring the pastoralists is ignoring the whole nation. And finally, anything about pastoralists, without pastoralists, is against pastoralists!

Source: Ethiopian News February 05, 2021 11:17 UTC