Securing Sahelian pastoralism by using a remunerated workforce for livestock keeping activities: the ambivalence of commodification
2018
Wane, Abdrahmane | Toure, Ibra | Njiru, Nelly | Mballo, Aliou Diouf | Systèmes d'élevage méditerranéens et tropicaux (UMR SELMET) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro) | Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad) | International Livestock Research Institute [CGIAR, Nairobi] (ILRI) ; International Livestock Research Institute [CGIAR, Ethiopie] (ILRI) ; Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR)-Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR) | Unité de modélisation mathématique et informatique des systèmes complexes [Bondy] (UMMISCO) ; Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal (UGB)-Université de Yaoundé I (UY1)-Institut de la francophonie pour l'informatique-Université Cadi Ayyad [Marrakech] (UCA)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [Ile-de-France])-Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar [Sénégal] (UCAD)
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. Sahelian pastoralists use mobility, diversification, and even pluriactivity as main adaptation strategies to the asymmetrical distribution of multifaceted resources. Complex relations vis-a-vis this risky environment hide slowing transitions from a traditional inward-looking to an outward-looking economy, which is characterised by increasing use of a remunerated workforce. The growing commodification of the economy of Sahelian pastoralists could generate new forms of uncertainty. The authors of this paper use a principal-agent model to analyse the remunerated workforce and demonstrate the mixed results of this strategy in the context of structural risk in the Sahel. The authors then highlight the conditions under which trust and reputation are developed to stabilise employment relations and better cope with and/or mitigate various shocks.
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