ALIANZA LATINOAMERICANA DE PASTORALISMO

PASTORAMERICAS

Latin-American Pastoralism Alliance – Member of WAMIP

Partners meeting of the Pastoralist Knowledge Hub

FAO HQ Rome, April 3, 2017

PABLO FRERE PASTORAMERICAS FOCAL POINT CON EL APOYO DE www.fao.org/pastoralist-knowledge-hub/knowledge-repository/recent-releases/es/

REGIONAL CONTEXT AND CHALLENGES OF PASTORALISM IN LATIN AMERICA

•PASTORALISM INVOLVES MANY FAMILIES

• EXTENSIVE TERRITORIES

•MOBILITIES IN SEARCH OF PASTURES.

• "PASTORALISTS" BASED ON THE AMBULATORY

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY.

•WIDE HETEROGENEITY…

• LACK OF GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT PASTORALIST SECTORS. • WEAKNESS TO ACCES TO MARKETS

• "MARGINAL" LANDS

• NO GOOD AGRO-ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION,

• THERE ARE NO OTHER ALTERNATIVES

• LANDS LIKE RESERVOIR OF MINERALS OR WATER, SALT, DRY TIMBER FORESTS, HIDROCARBONS

OR AGRICULTURAL FIELDS.

• WE ARE THE ONLY HUMAN BEINGS CAPABLE TO PRODUCE FIRST QUALITY FOOD IN THE DRIEST

AND ADVERSE LANDS.

THERE ARE NO GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PASTORALISM ISSUES THERE ARE NOT VISIBILITY OF SYSTEMS BASED ON “MOVILITY” OUR ADVOCACY HAVE TO BE MADE AMONG PEASANTS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND SMALL PRODUCERS ORGANIZATIONS but…

CHALLENGES…. WE HAVE:

• TO DIGNIFY THE ACTIVITY OF THE PASTORALIST SECTOR

• TO STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONS.

• VISIBILITY OF OUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL WELFARE

• INTEGRATION OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE PASTORALIST ACTIVITY.

• TO GUARANTEE THE GENDER EQUITY.

• PASTORALIST SYSTEMS ARE BASED ON MOBILITY PUBLIC POLICIES AND BASIC SERVICES.

• ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY ADEQUATED TO DIFFERENT ECOLOGICAL FLOORS.

• THE ROLE OF THE RANGELANDS AND NATURAL FORESTS.

WE ARE A NEW NETWORK IN L-A. so…. EACH MEMBER AGENDA IS OURS… Inside each country we are asking for rights to: - Land tenure - Access to water and basic services - Development programmes for producción and comercial improving + We have good experiences and results … we share them among us

OUR STRATEGIES

•ORGANIZATION

•GROWTH OF OUR ALLIANCES

•VISIBILIZATION OF OUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COUNTRIES WEALTH

•GENERATE INFORMATION ABOUT PASTORALISM

•DESIGN OUR PROPOSALS.

•DIALOGUE: WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS

PRINCIPAL PROBLEM/CHALLENGE IS THE

• WEAKNESS OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS

• HAVE A “BIG” VOICE TO ACCES TO BASIC RIGHTS

• LONG TERM PROGRAMS SUPPORTING REGIONAL ALLIANCES

WE HAVE A PLAN…. WE NEED TO CARRY OUT PKH partners could:

• Help us supporting the networks at local, regional and Global level

• Share yours experiences and support our exchanges.

• Work together on knowledge production/disemination

• Design a common advocay action plan at national and global level, International Forums, UN`s institutions, International cooperation…

• Other ideas….

THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!