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Farmer-herder relations and conflict management in agro-pastoral zone of Niger

Conference Papers & Reports
November, 2006
Niger, Africa, Middle Africa, Western Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
pastoral lands
rangelands
pastoralists
Farmer-herder conflicts are enduring features of social life in the Sudano-Sahelian zone.

A survey was carried out between August and December 2004 in four sites in Niger,

namely Bokki, Katanga, Sabon Gida and Tountoubé to determine the proximate and

long-term causes of conflict over natural resource use, to evaluate the appropriateness of

existing institutional arrangements for managing conflicts and identify innovative options

and incentives to reduce the incidence and severity of conflicts. The research was
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Changes in in "customary" land tenure systems in Africa

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Belgium, Rwanda, Mali, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Niger, Cameroon, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Italy, Tanzania, Botswana, France, Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
property rights
customary law
customary tenure
farming systems
farmers
natural resources management
land governance
private ownership
land tenure
Indigenous Peoples
land tenure systems
land ownership
indigenous people's tenure
Across rural Africa, land legislation struggles to be properly implemented, and most resource users gain access to land on the basis of local land tenure systems.
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Land and water rights in the Sahel

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
Kenya, France, Morocco, Benin, Nigeria, South Africa, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Italy, Lesotho, Senegal, Chad, Niger, Cameroon
natural resources management
land governance
water management
land tenure
Water for agriculture draws on a range of sources - from naturally available water bodies to water supply infrastructure. In sub-Saharan Africa, only a very small percentage of arable land is irrigated. Most farmers produce food under rainfed conditions. In 1995, for instance, 89 percent of cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa was delivered from rainfed agriculture, compared to 58 percent in the West Asia and Northern Africa region (InterAcademy Council, 2004). The situation in the Sahel is very much in line with this trend.
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Building on Gender, Agrobiodiversity and Local Knowledge – A Training Manual

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Germany, Eswatini, United Kingdom, Canada, Malawi, France, Cameroon, Mozambique, Philippines, Uganda, Italy, Tanzania, Sudan, Norway, Africa
natural resources management
This manual therefore aims to explore the linkages between agrobiodiversity, gender and local knowledge, and to show the relevance of doing so, within the context of research and development. This manual will not equip you with the skills needed to conduct participatory or action research at the field level, or provide guidance for research tools and methods. However, it is meant to complement existing manuals covering tools, methods and approaches, such as the FAO/SEAGA handbook material for socio-economic and gender analysis
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Improving tenure security for the poor in Africa

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Australia, Ghana, Malawi, Niger, Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Somalia, Uruguay, Tanzania, Senegal, Sudan, Cameroon, Norway, Kenya, Africa
property rights
land registration
land rights
land access
rural development
private ownership
land tenure
landowners
land ownership
Most of the world’s poor work in the “informal economy” – outside of recognized and enforceable rules. Thus, even though most have assets of some kind, they have no way to document their possessions because they lack formal access to legally recognized tools such as deeds, contracts and permits.
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Linking livelihoods and gender analysis for achieving gender transformative change

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Nepal, Gambia, Mali, Zimbabwe, China, Congo, Ethiopia, Colombia, Mozambique, South Africa, Nicaragua, Uganda, Cameroon, Tanzania, Netherlands, India, Sudan, Gabon, Kenya
land governance
property rights
land ownership
land tenure
Issues of transformative change in gender relations have been on the development agenda for four decades and no-one could say that there have not been significant policy initiatives taken to achieve this objective. The enthusiasm generated during the 1975 International Year for Women and throughout the UN international Women’s Decade from 1976-1985 is undeniable and the achievements are clear.
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Children’s property and inheritance rights and their livelihoods: The context of HIV and AIDS in Southern and East Africa

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
Mozambique, Zambia, Sweden, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Eswatini, Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, Jordan, Laos, South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Kyrgyzstan, Tanzania, Botswana, Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
property rights
farmers
sustainable land management
natural resources management
land governance
private ownership
land tenure
land access
farming systems
land ownership
This paper focuses on legal and institutional aspects of children’s property and inheritance rights in Southern and East Africa. Chapter 2 discusses violations of children’s property and inheritance rights and discusses how the spread of HIV/AIDS has contributed to the violations. Chapter 3 assesses several norms of customary law that aim to protect children’s property and inheritance rights as well as the current practices of customary law that—in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic—serve to complicate and limit children’s ability to maintain their rights.
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SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD SECURITY: THE ROLE OF MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

Reports & Research
December, 2006
Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Rwanda, Mali, Burundi, Guinea-Bissau, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ethiopia, Niger, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Madagascar, Tanzania, Senegal, Sudan, Africa
natural resources management
land use
Meeting Name: Regional Conference for Africa (ARC) (22nd Session)
Meeting symbol/code: ARC 02 INF/7
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Tigerpaper/Forest News

Reports & Research
December, 2006
Nepal, Bangladesh, Japan, Malaysia, Germany, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand, Asia
natural resources management
A quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and national resources management for the Asia-Pacific region.
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Improving tenure security for the poor in Africa: Namibia Country Case Study.

Reports & Research
December, 2006
Angola, Kenya, South Africa, Germany, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Norway, Africa
land
customary law
land governance
land registration
land rights
land access
land tenure
land ownership
This case study looks at the land tenure in Namibia, where for a century of colonial rule indigenous Namibians were dispossessed from rights to both land and resources – by German and then white South African settlers establishing commercial farms and related businesses. Access to freehold tenure was reserved for white settlers and tenure security for indigenous Namibians largely disappeared. In non-white areas, rights were provided under indigenous tenure systems whose legal status was somewhat murky. Urban tenure was denied as blacks were not allowed ownership of residential land.