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Policies, Interventions and Institutional Change in Pastoral Resource Management in Borana, Southern Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Kamara Abdul B.,
Swallow Brent,
Kirk Michael
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2004.00256.x
Subject(s) - rangeland , livestock , psychological intervention , production (economics) , welfare , natural resource economics , grazing , geography , business , environmental resource management , environmental planning , agroforestry , political science , economics , environmental science , forestry , ecology , psychology , psychiatry , biology , law , macroeconomics
The Borana rangelands of Southern Ethiopia are characterised by extensive livestock production under a communal land‐use system that has evolved in response to variable rainfall and uncertain production conditions. However, the last two decades have witnessed an increasing privatisation of rangelands for crop production and private grazing. The results of a quantitative assessment are used to develop a framework for assessing the drivers of change and their long‐term implications. It is concluded that certain national policies have resulted in conflicts of authority between traditional and formal systems, creating an avenue for spontaneous enclosures, associated conflicts and decreasing human welfare.