Factors affecting pastoral sustainable livelihood: the case of borana, southern Ethiopia

The purpose of this study is borana pastoralist livelihood basically driven by natural and human-made stun. In this way, it is critical to evaluate the variables affecting the borena livelihood collectively, and give Approach suggestion for concerned government and worldwide organizations. The main objective of study is to assess the factors affecting the sustainable livelihood of borana pastoralists. This study especially focuses on drought, bush encroachment, resource base shrinkage, customary institution, and development intervention policy. The qualitative survey research design has been used. The purposive sampling technique was employed to select the sample from a population. A primary source of data has been used, data were gathered through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions, and the collected data were analyzed through the descriptive method. This study found that recurrent drought, expansion in bush encroachment, resource base shrinkage, erosion in a customary institution and current state development intervention policy has negatively affected the sustainable livelihood of the borana pastoralist.This ponder is noteworthy for policymakers; specialists, and academicians. Pastoralist, livelihood is profoundly touchy to diverse variables. The specialists require data on the components influencing their feasible livelihood to apply adapting components that will make their livelihood sustainable. Other analysts may utilize this ponder as a reference and it too encompasses a commitment to the source of information on the region of pastoralist sustainable livelihoods.The borana pastoralists are found in both Kenya and Ethiopia. Since of time and budget impediments, this ponder was limited to as it were the borana pastoralists of Ethiopia.