2026. International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists.

Kazakhstan. A woman holding onto a camel. FAO

Kenya. Pastoralist women and a caravan of camels walking to the local well to collect water. FAO

Afghanistan. Kunduz province. A shepherd with his flock of sheep. FAO

Kenya. Cattle at the livestock market. FAO

Senegal. Shepherdesses try to control a nervous cow in order to milk it. FAO

Afghanistan. Faryab province. Livestock keeper, leading his herd in search of water.  Hashim Azizi/FAO

South Sudan. Goats and sheep are vaccinated against peste des petits ruminants (PPR). FAO

Uganda – A woman milks cows early in the morning. FAO