News & Updates

• • January 13, 2026

  • The Month of the Buffalo – Feb 2026

  • To celebrate the UN declared International year of Rangelands and Pastoralism (IYRP 2026), each month of the year has a theme. February is for mobility, land and water security. Every month also has been dedicated to an animal or a group of animals. The month of February is dedicated to The Buffalo. The Month of … Continue reading “The Month of the Buffalo – Feb 2026”

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• • January 4, 2026

  • 101st Issue of Toran

  • NEW Toran – 101_2025_Final for Web

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• • December 4, 2025

  • It’s Official , IYRP has begun

  • Yes It’s official . The launch of the IYRP took place on 2nd December 2025 at the FAO headquarters in Rome . Today the International Year of Women farmers will be launched.The year will be packed with events , workshops , seminars, discussions, debates and more . We look forward to celebrating with our pastoralist … Continue reading “It’s Official , IYRP has begun”

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• • March 13, 2025

  • How to heal livestock with herbs and local plants: Farmers watch and learn

  • The training videos on herbal medicines in animal healthcare have been developed jointly by Access Agriculture and Anthra, in partnership with livestock-rearing communities in India. The videos give value to local knowledge and promote good animal health practices and the safe use of herbs for prevention and cure of the most common livestock diseases. Read … Continue reading “How to heal livestock with herbs and local plants: Farmers watch and learn”

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• • July 3, 2024

  • Writeshop to develop a Field guide on Gender and Livestock

  • Women’s work is critical to farming in general and livestock care in particular. This is especially so among marginalised and disadvantaged farming, shepherding and pastoral communities. Yet, women’s agroecological knowledge, skills and practices related to the daily care, management and sustainability of livestock and small ruminants have been undervalued both traditionally and by modern animal … Continue reading “Writeshop to develop a Field guide on Gender and Livestock”

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• • February 7, 2024

  • Anthra supports IYRP

  • In the lead up to 2026  and the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists  we  endorse the key messages of the Gender Working Group of the IYRP

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• • August 23, 2023

  • Gender and Livestock: Evolving Research Strategies

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• • August 23, 2023

  • Livestock and Agroecology

  • We are delighted to have been selected to receive funds for our project  “Livestock in  Agroecology : an action research project to document and share different ways livestock contribute to promote agroecology”. The Global Green Grants funds supporting this initiative on the recommendation of the Agroecology Fund ( AEF) and the Advisory Board of the Bharat Agroecology … Continue reading “Livestock and Agroecology”

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• • March 2, 2022

  • JOB VACANCY

  • Research Position:   Anthra seeks a Research Fellow to work on understanding the impact of human and livestock mobility on the emergence of zoonotic diseases in particular Scrub Typhus , Kyasanur Forest  and Leptospirosis  affecting forest-dependent communities in Maharashtra . The position is part of a larger multidisciplinary research project funded by the UK Research … Continue reading “JOB VACANCY”

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• • March 2, 2022

  • Shepherds request

  • On Dec 1, 2021 North and West India experienced unusual weather and unprecedented rainfall. The rains which started early that morning continued well into the night and flattened crops ,   destroying the hard work  of several farmers . Also affected were migratory shepherds . Especially,  shepherds who had penned their animals for the night … Continue reading “Shepherds request”

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