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What are the key debates, and topical and pressing issues, in research and policy that inform programming and funding to support pastoralists and farmers in dryland regions? What are the perspectives and priorities of dryland communities? Read our news and blog articles to keep updated.

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SPARC, ICPALD and JO conference in Nairobi, October 2025

SPARC, ICPALD and JO conference in Nairobi, October 2025

Flooding in Bor, Jonglei state, South Sudan. Credit: Elphas Ngugi / SPARC
Abandoned borehole in Turkana, Kenya. Credit: Elphas Ngugi / Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC)
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To make a real difference in fragile, conflict-affected drylands, the aid sector must drop heroic crisis narratives and refocus on the true actors in the story.
Fish market in Bor, Jonglei state, South Sudan. Credit: Elphas Ngugi / Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC)
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In this article, SPARC researchers reflect on pastoralists and farmers' finely tuned strategies for living with variability - and how external interventions would do better to build on what works.
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Three lessons for effective procurement in fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCAS).

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