Comments on: The challenge of saving the shepherd profession in Morocco https://southeast-morocco.com/the-challenge-of-saving-the-shepherd-profession-in-morocco/ Discover Morocco's traditions and nature Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:55:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Thierry Maurer https://southeast-morocco.com/the-challenge-of-saving-the-shepherd-profession-in-morocco/#comment-23 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:51:40 +0000 https://southeast-morocco.com/?p=859#comment-23 Jean-Pierre, following in the footsteps of René Euloge, has a profound and intimate knowledge of these nomadic populations of the Atlas Mountains. His vision and proposals to maintain transhumance go far beyond a mere issue of pasture; it is simply his fight and his love to defend this country and these people who have lived in harmony with their environment for many years. Succeeding in maintaining transhumance is also one of humanity’s challenges and a hope for our children.

]]> By: Abd Sadek QADIMI https://southeast-morocco.com/the-challenge-of-saving-the-shepherd-profession-in-morocco/#comment-22 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:49:00 +0000 https://southeast-morocco.com/?p=859#comment-22 The topic is very broad and holds great symbolism for all the ancestral activities in the life of Moroccans, especially the Amazigh people who strive to proudly preserve their identity.

Congratulations to the magazine sudestmaroc.com for raising the issue of the shepherd’s activity, and especially for choosing to highlight a prominent “nomad” named Jean-Pierre Datcharry, who is arguably one of the foremost experts today on transhumance routes and major treks in the nomadic regions of Morocco. Jean-Pierre Datcharry is not merely engaged in tourism despite managing a travel agency and an authentic hotel staffed almost exclusively by women and men from neighboring Berber villages. What he offers are travel experiences faithful to the ancestral customs of the Berber tribes of these lands he has fallen in love with—journeys with profound knowledge and a big heart.

As someone involved in travel and tourism in Morocco for around twenty years, I don’t know many individuals who organize camel trekking expeditions in the manner of Jean-Pierre Datcharry—treks as authentic as those of the nomadic caravans of yesteryears.

Returning to the topic raised in the interview, thinking about saving the life of the shepherd in Morocco is truly a sign of serious work that should engage all of us, citizens, and especially the leaders and officials of this country, if we all dream of preserving an identification with this great and historic nation that is Morocco. Preserving the tradition of transhumance and other original customs, or becoming modern and all identical to any other modern country, would be without any appeal.

I am also convinced that we could save the shepherd’s activity and transhumance by offering these individuals and tribes a better life, firstly by valorizing their activities and above all by ensuring the education of their children.

Once again, I thank you and I salute Mr. Jean-Pierre Datcharry.

]]> By: Connan https://southeast-morocco.com/the-challenge-of-saving-the-shepherd-profession-in-morocco/#comment-21 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:47:42 +0000 https://southeast-morocco.com/?p=859#comment-21 One year, in spring, we had the privilege of accompanying a nomadic family on this transhumance and were able to witness the very difficult living conditions of the nomads. One can easily understand their desire to have a life more in line with our time and their willingness to settle down. As for the rest, Jean Pierre is absolutely right about the solutions to undertake.

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