Livelihood Transitions and the Changing Nature of Farmer?Herder Conflict in Sahelian West Africa
2011
matthew d. turner | e. daniel patterson | augustine a. ayantunde | kristen p. patterson
The accommodation of livestock husbandry with crop agriculture is crucial for the future of the West African Sahel. Present trends are leading to greater restrictions on livestock husbandry and a growing convergence of livelihood practices among groups whose identities are tied to herding and farming. Using the cases of four rural communities in Niger, this study adopts an 'access to resources' framework to analyse the causal connections among: rural peoples' livelihood strategies, everyday social relations of production, perceptions of social groups' identities, and the potential for farmer-herder conflict. While the convergence of livelihoods arguably increases the frequency of conflict triggers, it has also, through the expansion of shared common interests and cross-group, production-related relationships, improved the ability of communities to effectively manage these incipient conflicts
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]Matthew D. Turner, Augustine A. Ayantunde, Kristen P. Patterson, E. Daniel Patterson, 'Livelihood Transitions and the Changing Nature of Farmer?Herder Conflict in Sahelian West Africa', The Journal of Development Studies, vol. 47(2), pp.183-206, Informa UK Limited, 2011
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