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Growing farmer-herder conflicts in Tanzania: the licenced exclusions of pastoral communities interests over access to resources

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2019
Tanzania
Land Conflicts
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
pastoral lands
land conflicts
farmers
local communities
The growing number of farmer-herder resource conflicts in Tanzania is often presented in official narratives as a product of climate change resulting from increased environmental pressures. Nonetheless, based on a qualitative research, this paper asserts that farmer- herder conflicts in Rufiji and Kisarawe districts should be understood in terms of the marginalization of pastoral community interests over access to land. This has created what Hall, Hirsch and Li [2013. Power of Exclusions: Lland Dilemmas in Southeast Asia.
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Les zébus, le riz et la forêt: Les kijana collectifs d’Andrevorevo

Reports & Research
June, 2021
Madagascar
Land & Food Security
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
negotiated land reform
pastoral lands
agropastoral systems
land conflicts
land tenure
pastoral land rights
farmers
pastoralists
Plus de 60 % de la superficie de Madagascar est classée comme pâturage permanent et l’élevage communautaire est pratiqué sur de vastes espaces par des collectifs d’éleveurs.

Pourtant, les terrains de pâturage extensifs, que les éleveurs appellent kijana, existent dans un vide juridique : légalement, ils ne sont ni terres de propriétés non titrées, ni terres à statuts spécifiques.

Le kijana est un ensemble multifonctionnel de plusieurs types d’unités d’occupation du sol qui assurent des services diversifiés pour les troupeaux et pour les éleveurs.
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Successful landscape restoration in Abreha We Atsbeha watershed, Tigray, Ethiopia. Included in Restoring African Drylands

Reports & Research
December, 2020
Niger, Western Africa
Forest Landscape Restoration
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
drylands
food security
land restoration
smallholders
Key success factors
There were several reasons for the success of the restoration initiative.
• Implementation had the active participation of the local community; i.e., it was community- led restoration.
• Restoration produced short- and long-term economic and environmental benefits.
• It systematically included women, girls and youth in restoration activities.
• The former village leader had the leadership capacity to mobilize the local community.
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History and impacts of dryland restoration in Yatenga, Burkina Faso. Included in Restoring African Drylands

Reports & Research
December, 2020
Burkina Faso, Western Africa
Forest Landscape Restoration
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
drylands
food security
land restoration
smallholders
sustainable land management
Since the mid-1980s, the positive impacts of these simple, cost-efficient water harvesting techniques become clear, following their increasingly widespread adoption. Their use has allowed smallholders to reverse land degradation, improve soil fertility, sustainably increase crop production, achieve food security, and create more productive, diverse and resilient farming systems. At the same time, groundwater is recharged, improving access to drinking water for the entire year, and creating opportunities for irrigated vegetable gardening around wells.
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Farmers working together to restore their degraded land and diversity production. Included in Restoring African Drylands

Reports & Research
December, 2020
Kenya, Western Africa
Forest Landscape Restoration
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
drylands
food security
land restoration
smallholders
sustainable land management
As a farmer in northern Kenya, I came to understand the importance of dryland restoration. After moving to Kaijaido country in the south, I started an initiative to restore the land, increase food security and reduce poverty, supported by a grant from the East African Community with various activities supported by FAO and Yale University.
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Two decades of farmer managed natural regeneration on the Seno plain, Mali. Included in Restoring African Drylands

Reports & Research
December, 2020
Mali, Western Africa
Forest Landscape Restoration
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
agricultural land management
drylands
farming systems
food security
land restoration
smallholders
sustainable land management
The adoption of FMNR increased by 50% over 20 years; about 90% of all farmers now encourage natural regeneration on the land that they manage. The key to success is having local institutions that are respected and effective. The experience in Bankass shows that reforestation rates of at least 250 trees per hectare can be achieved by farmer managed natural regeneration on Sahelian agricultural lands, recreating an agroforestry parkland at a fraction of the cost of establishing conventional plantations.
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Emerging from Below? Understanding the Livelihood Trajectories of Smallholder Livestock Farmers in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Volume 10 Issue 2

Peer-reviewed publication
February, 2021
United States of America, South Africa, Southern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
farmers
livestock
resilience
In the context of current agrarian reform efforts in South Africa, this paper analyses the livelihood trajectories of ‘emergent’ farmers in Eastern Cape Province. We apply a rural livelihoods framework to 60 emergent cattle farmers to understand the different capitals they have drawn upon in transitioning to their current class positions and associated vulnerability. The analysis shows that, for the majority of farmers, no real ‘transition’ from subsistence farming has occurred.
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ICARDA Annual Report 2017: Pathways to impact for building thriving and resilient communities in dry areas

Reports & Research
July, 2018
Northern Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Southern Asia, Afghanistan, India, Iran, Western Asia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syrian Arab Republic
Land & Food Security
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
food security
resilience
rangelands
water management
capacity development
farmers
Widespread heat waves, floods, and droughts last year were a strong reminder of the threats posed by climate change. In the non-tropical dry areas where ICARDA works we are becoming accustomed to record high temperatures and increasing water scarcity year on year. Resilience and climate change adaptation are at the heart of ICARDA’s new Strategic Plan 2017-2026 – a bold and ambitious effort to harness cutting-edge science and deliver the tools and technologies that smallholder farmers need to maintain agricultural production and protect their livelihoods.
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Caravan 27: Research integration in practice

Reports & Research
August, 2012
Northern Africa, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Eastern Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Southern Asia, Iran, Western Asia, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
land degradation
rangelands
research
farmers
This issue of Caravan describes the new program, and some of the research innovations it will build on. The issue begins with two ‘opinion pieces’ by scientists from partner organizations in the CRP. They share lessons learnt from past successes (and failures), and ideas that could be applied to dryland
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An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Ethiopia
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
agricultural land management
farmers
natural resources management
Sustainable participatory watershed management is an approach promoted by the Ethiopian government to restore natural resources and agricultural productivity across the country. This comparative study between six watershed programs shows that this approach increases farmers’ food security and incomes (around 50% on average), as well as their resilience to drought and other climate shocks. However, the study also confirms that the nature and scale of impact can vary significantly between watershed programs.