Cattle are a central part of the identity of Andrew Msami’s Maasai community in northeast Tanzania. Herd size determines social position, and many people keep all their wealth in livestock, not banks. But in recent years, Msami and others have been forced to sell the animals and buy goats, whic...
Source: [Grist](https://grist.org/article/living-with-drought-has-taught-pastoralists-lessons-the-world-needs/)