Yemen-Camel Shepherds are Abandoning their profession amid Dwindling Rainfalls and Few Pastures

In the war-ridden region and in light of dwindling rainfalls, camel shepherds are struggling between rugged mountains and plains to find pastures, which has been lately rare. Despite these unfavorable circumstances and the low return, camel shepherds insist on preserving their profession which they inherited from their predecessors. Camel shepherds illustrated that they earn the bulk of their income through selling camel urine. 1 liter and a half cost about 10 Dollars. However, camels’ number in Yemen is scaling back as they don’t exceed 300 thousand according to the latest survey. This is mainly attributed to the poor economic reality and the low number of pastures, not to mention that a lot of shepherds abandoned the whole vocation