Workshop 2, session 5 - Promoting alliances and raising political attention for improving the livelihoods of mountain pastoralists

Workshop 2, session 5 - Promoting alliances and raising political attention for improving the livelihoods of mountain pastoralists

Global project inception workshop, 21-23 January 2015, FAO HQ, Rome

Year of publication 2015

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 16 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Edition 1

Full item page

Language English

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Promoting Mountain Products for better livelihoods 2015

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Since markets are often distant and transportation is costly, interventions should focus on high-value and low-volume products, better organization in cooperatives or farmers organizations, support in all the steps of the value chain, including production, processing, packaging and marketing. Mountain specific policies and laws should be put in place to provide an enabling environment to unlock the potential of mountain people. For services such as tourism, mountain communities with their tradi tional and diverse lifestyles may represent a major attraction, in the form of uniquely preserved ecosystems or traditional way of life. If sustainably managed and if benefits reach the local communities, tourism -related services such as skiing, climbing, cultural heritage or nature trails can provide an opportunity for development in mountain regions.