Reasons Why Nomadism has persisted

Why Nomadism has persisted

Areas occupied by nomads are sparsely populated hence providing enough land for communal grazing.
The areas are remote and located far away from centers of modernity leading to sparse population.
The areas receive low and unreliable rainfall which can’t support crops but can sustain pastoralism.
Governments have deliberately ignored development in pastoral areas hence leaving them in their ways of life.
The infertile sandy soils in these areas discourage crop growing but can support growth of pastures hence pastoralism.
Cultural rigidity of the nomads makes them argue that it is the best way to live their lives.
Low levels of education and ignorance has made nomads reject new methods of animal rearing.

Presence of short savanna vegetation/grass lands which is open and favours movement of pastoralists without much forest vegetation.
The gently sloping relief of the areas they occupy, makes it easy to move with their animals from one place to another