When prolongued droughts made it difficult to keep livestock in Tanzania, Maasai women in Monduli and Longido districts started growing resilient grasses to sell as animal feed, shifting their role from dependents to economic providers. Herding families also benefit during drought periods, when natural grazing disappears, and these managed plots become a lifeline for livestock.
(c) Valerie Sutton

Des femmes maasaï en Tanzanie font du fourrage résistant à la sécheresse une source de revenus

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Face aux sécheresses prolongées qui ont rendu l’élevage difficile en Tanzanie, les femmes masaï des districts de Monduli et de Longido ont commencé à cultiver des graminées résistantes pour nourrir le bétail, passant ainsi du statut de dépendantes à celui de pourvoyeuses de ressources économiques. Les familles d’éleveurs en bénéficient également lorsque ces parcelles aménagées deviennent vitales pour le bétail.

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