The growth of privatization and other regulatory land policies however have over a period of time led to the shrinkage of pastoral land in the country. In addition, myths regarding the viability of pastoralism as a mode of production has penetrated the minds of policy makers and attempts have been made to encourage and in certain cases force pastoralists into farming practices or sedentary modes of livelihood. Pastoralists have been therefore been victims of institutional biases, natural disasters and marginalization.

The struggle to seek attention and regain their identity has manifested in violent land conflicts among themselves and other land users especially the agricultural farmers who are argued to enjoy robust protection from the government. Unfair and unequal land allocation procedures and policies have played a key role in raising the sensitivity of pastoral land users.

With pastoral communities being marginalized within institutional and policy frameworks, farming activities have been argued to be more sustainable and meaningful in replenishing land nutrition. The expansion of private investments in regions perceived by the government as being ‘unproductive’ has also led to the depletion of pastoral lands in the country. Expansion of cash-cropping and settled farming activities in the country, large scale sugarcane growing, and irrigation schemes among others has led to massive displacement of pastoral communities pitting them against themselves and other land users, predominantly the farmers in the highlands.

The RBC National network of Ethiopia is as below:

1. Action For Development (AFD)
   Yoseph Negassa
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   011-6625563
2. Action for Professional (APAP)
   011-91-120-2243
3. Afar Pastoralist Development Association- APDA
   Abdu Hammedu
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   011-551-9787
4. Agency for Cooperation & Research in Devt. - ACORD
   Yabowork Haile
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   011-618-1566
5. CAFOD/Trocaire
   Nemera Woyessa
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   Tel: 011-6632450/1/2
6. CARE Ethiopia
   Dr. Abay
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7. Dry lands Coordination Group-Ethiopia
   Abiye Alemu
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8. Ethiopian Pastoralist Research & Devt, Association- EPaRDA
   Dr.Zerihun Ambaye
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   091-140-6652
9. Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA)
   011-550-5001
10. Food & Agricultural Research Management- FARM Africa
    Sally Crafter
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11. Forum For Environment
    011-552-1662
12. Global Livestock Collaborative Research Support Program, Pastoral Risk Management (GL-CRISP PARIMA)
    Dr.Getachew Gebru
    091-123-7639
13. GOAL Ethiopia
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    011-467-0996
14. Hope For the Horn (HFH)
    Abdireshid Ahmed
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15. Inter Africa Group
    Bezusew Mersha
    011-553-7002
16. Intermon Oxfam (IO)
    Dires Demissie
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    011-661-0045
17. Mercy Corps
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18. Netherlands Development Organization-SNV
    Dr. Tesfaye
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19. Ogaden Welfare & Development Association- OWDA
    Muktar Shek Omer Aden
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20. Oxfam Canada
    Samuel Molla & Semalegn Belay
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21. Oxfam Great Britain -OGB
    Berouk Yemane
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22. Pact Ethiopia
    Leslie F. Mitchell
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23. PANOS Limited Association, Panos Ethiopia
    Dr. Tamire Teka
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24. Pastoralist Concern Association Ethiopia (PCAE)
    Abdi Abdulahi Hussien
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25. Pastoralist Forum Ethiopia
    Honey Hassen
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26. Save the Children UK (SC-UK)
    011-629-1914
27. Save the Children US (SC-US)
    011-320-6322
28. SOS-Sahel
    011-416-0391
29. UN- OCHA/PCI
    Alastair Scott-Villiers
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    Tel: 011-5511292