The document describes the process of developing a national map of livestock routes in Tanzania to value, service, and protect them. It involved 5 steps: 1) collecting background information from government experts on routes and services, 2) detailing the routes on topographic maps, 3) digitizing the map details into a GIS system with help from ILRI, 4) carrying out ground-truthing of the data, and 5) finalizing the national map and sharing the information. The anticipated uses of the map include land use planning, natural resource management, and service delivery for livestock and people, especially during droughts.

1. Developing
a
na,onal
map
of
livestock
routes
in
Tanzania
in
order
to
value,
service
and
protect
them
Fiona
Flintan,
Maria
Mashingo,
Mohammed
Said
and
Shem
Chege
Kifugo
A
collabora<ve
project
led
by
the
Tanzania
Livestock
Research
Ins<tute
(TALIRI),
Ministry
of
Livestock
and
Fisheries
Development
(MLFD)
with
support
from
ILRI
and
the
ILC’s
Rangeland
Ini<a<ve
STEP
1
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION
COLLECTED
Government
experts
were
brought
together
to
share
their
knowledge
on
livestock
routes
in
the
country,
their
status
and
the
availability
of
services
provided
along
them
STEP
2
ROUTES
ON
TOPOGRAPHIC
MAPS
DETAILED
The
same
experts
where
brought
together
a
second
<me
to
map
the
routes
and
services
on
topographic
maps.
STEP
3
MAP
DETAILS
DIGITISED
ILRI
assisted
TALIRI
to
digi<se
the
informa<on
to
GIS.
ANTICIPATED
USE
OF
THE
MAP
The
map
will
be
used
by
government
and
other
actors
in
land
use
and
development
planning,
for
natural
resource
management,
and
for
service
delivery
for
livestock
and
people.
In
<mes
of
drought
understanding
how
and
where
people
move
will
assist
in
the
provision
of
emergency
relief.
The
informa<on
collected
will
contribute
to
more
produc<ve
and
sustainable
livestock
produc<on.
Pictures
Fiona
Flintan
f.flintan@cgiar.org
●
Box
5689
Addis
Ababa
Ethiopia
●
+251
11
617
2000
●
www.ilri.org
or
www.landcoali<on.org/en/what-­‐we-­‐do/rangelands
This
project
is
funded
by
various
donors
through
ILC
This
document
is
licensed
for
use
under
a
Crea<ve
Commons
ARribu<on
–
Non
commercial-­‐Share
Alike
3.0
Unported
License
November
2014
STEP
4
GROUND-­‐TRUTHING
CARRIED
OUT
Ground-­‐truthing
of
data
is
required.
STEP
5
MAP
FINALISED
The
na<onal
map
is
finalised
and
presented
and
all
informa<on
shared.
NEXT
STEPS:
VALUE,
SERVICE
AND
PROTECT
The
next
steps
will
be
to
value,
service
and
protect
the
routes.
Calcula<ng
an
economic
value
for
them
based
on
use
will
help
priori<se
related
investments.
Providing
well-­‐maintained
services
along
the
routes
will
mean
healthier
and
beRer
weight
livestock
reaching
markets.
Influencing
suppor<ve
policy
and
legisla<on
to
protect
the
routes
will
reduce
conflicts
between
land
users
during
movement.