Enclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands
Dryland livestock production systems are changing in many parts of the world, as a result of growing human populations and associated pressure on water and land. Based on a combination of social and natural science methods, we studied a 30-year transformation process from pastoralism to a livestock-...
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| author | Nyberg, Gert Knutsson, Per Ostwald, Madelene Öborn, Ingrid Wredle, Ewa Otieno, David Jakinda Mureithi, Stephen Mwangi, Peter Said, Mohammed Y. Jirström, Magnus Grönvall, Antonia Wernersson, Julia E.V. Svanlund, Sara Saxer, Laura Geutjes, Lotje Karmebäck, Vera Wairore, John N. Wambui, Regina Leeuw, Jan de Malmer, Anders |
| author_browse | Geutjes, Lotje Grönvall, Antonia Jirström, Magnus Karmebäck, Vera Knutsson, Per Leeuw, Jan de Malmer, Anders Mureithi, Stephen Mwangi, Peter Nyberg, Gert Ostwald, Madelene Otieno, David Jakinda Said, Mohammed Y. Saxer, Laura Svanlund, Sara Wairore, John N. Wambui, Regina Wernersson, Julia E.V. Wredle, Ewa Öborn, Ingrid |
| author_facet | Nyberg, Gert Knutsson, Per Ostwald, Madelene Öborn, Ingrid Wredle, Ewa Otieno, David Jakinda Mureithi, Stephen Mwangi, Peter Said, Mohammed Y. Jirström, Magnus Grönvall, Antonia Wernersson, Julia E.V. Svanlund, Sara Saxer, Laura Geutjes, Lotje Karmebäck, Vera Wairore, John N. Wambui, Regina Leeuw, Jan de Malmer, Anders |
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| description | Dryland livestock production systems are changing in many parts of the world, as a result of growing human populations and associated pressure on water and land. Based on a combination of social and natural science methods, we studied a 30-year transformation process from pastoralism to a livestock-based agro-pastoral system in northwestern Kenya, with the overall aim to increase the understanding of the ongoing transition towards intensified agro-pastoralist production systems in dryland East Africa. Key to this transformation was the use of enclosures for land rehabilitation, fodder production, and land and livestock management. Enclosures have more soil carbon and a higher vegetation cover than adjacent areas with open grazing. The level of adoption of enclosures as a management tool has been very high, and their use has enabled agricultural diversification, e.g. increased crop agriculture, poultry production and the inclusion of improved livestock. Following the use of enclosures, livelihoods have become less dependent on livestock migration, are increasingly directed towards agribusinesses and present new opportunities and constraints for women. These livelihood changes are closely associated with, and depend on, an ongoing privatization of land under different tenure regimes. The results indicate that the observed transformation provides opportunities for a pathway towards a sustainable livestock-based agro-pastoral system that could be valid in many dryland areas in East Africa. However, we also show that emergent risks of conflicts and inequalities in relation to land, triggered by the weakening of collective property rights, pose a threat to the sustainability of this pathway. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1296052024-10-03T07:40:55Z Enclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands Nyberg, Gert Knutsson, Per Ostwald, Madelene Öborn, Ingrid Wredle, Ewa Otieno, David Jakinda Mureithi, Stephen Mwangi, Peter Said, Mohammed Y. Jirström, Magnus Grönvall, Antonia Wernersson, Julia E.V. Svanlund, Sara Saxer, Laura Geutjes, Lotje Karmebäck, Vera Wairore, John N. Wambui, Regina Leeuw, Jan de Malmer, Anders livestock livelihoods land drylands kenya Dryland livestock production systems are changing in many parts of the world, as a result of growing human populations and associated pressure on water and land. Based on a combination of social and natural science methods, we studied a 30-year transformation process from pastoralism to a livestock-based agro-pastoral system in northwestern Kenya, with the overall aim to increase the understanding of the ongoing transition towards intensified agro-pastoralist production systems in dryland East Africa. Key to this transformation was the use of enclosures for land rehabilitation, fodder production, and land and livestock management. Enclosures have more soil carbon and a higher vegetation cover than adjacent areas with open grazing. The level of adoption of enclosures as a management tool has been very high, and their use has enabled agricultural diversification, e.g. increased crop agriculture, poultry production and the inclusion of improved livestock. Following the use of enclosures, livelihoods have become less dependent on livestock migration, are increasingly directed towards agribusinesses and present new opportunities and constraints for women. These livelihood changes are closely associated with, and depend on, an ongoing privatization of land under different tenure regimes. The results indicate that the observed transformation provides opportunities for a pathway towards a sustainable livestock-based agro-pastoral system that could be valid in many dryland areas in East Africa. However, we also show that emergent risks of conflicts and inequalities in relation to land, triggered by the weakening of collective property rights, pose a threat to the sustainability of this pathway. 2015-12 2023-03-10T14:41:13Z 2023-03-10T14:41:13Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129605 en Open Access Springer Nyberg, Gert; Knutsson, Per; Ostwald, Madelene; Öborn, Ingrid; Wredle, Ewa; Otieno, David Jakinda; Mureithi, Stephen; Mwangi, Peter; Said, Mohammed Y.; Jirström, Magnus; Grönvall, Antonia; Wernersson, Julia; Svanlund, Sara; Saxer, Laura; Geutjes, Lotje; Karmebäck, Vera; Wairore, John N.; Wambui, Regina; Leeuw, Jan de; Malmer, Anders. 2015. Enclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands. Pastoralism 5: |
| spellingShingle | livestock livelihoods land drylands kenya Nyberg, Gert Knutsson, Per Ostwald, Madelene Öborn, Ingrid Wredle, Ewa Otieno, David Jakinda Mureithi, Stephen Mwangi, Peter Said, Mohammed Y. Jirström, Magnus Grönvall, Antonia Wernersson, Julia E.V. Svanlund, Sara Saxer, Laura Geutjes, Lotje Karmebäck, Vera Wairore, John N. Wambui, Regina Leeuw, Jan de Malmer, Anders Enclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands |
| title | Enclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands |
| title_full | Enclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands |
| title_fullStr | Enclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands |
| title_short | Enclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands |
| title_sort | enclosures in west pokot kenya transforming land livestock and livelihoods in drylands |
| topic | livestock livelihoods land drylands kenya |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129605 |
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