Nomadism benefits the economy, new study shows

Article image New report on the economics of nomadism reveals importance of this traditional lifestyle to the income of developing countries and international trade
Nairobi, Kenya,
06 February 2006 (IUCN)

Nomadic lifestyles contribute up to 80 percent to the agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of African countries and have a much greater importance in national economies and international trade than is commonly believed.
This is the main finding of the new “Global Review of the Economics of Pastoralism”, a scientific study published by the World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism, a joint programme of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

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