Enclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technologyen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationLinköping Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationLund Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Copenhagenen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Gothenburgen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien_US
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Centreen_US
cg.creator.identifierJan de Leeuw: 0000-0002-2005-4351en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-015-0044-7en_US
cg.issn2041-7136en_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.journalPastoralismen_US
cg.subject.ilriDRYLANDSen_US
cg.subject.ilriGOVERNANCEen_US
cg.subject.ilriPASTORALISMen_US
cg.volume5en_US
dc.contributor.authorNyberg, Gerten_US
dc.contributor.authorKnutsson, Peren_US
dc.contributor.authorOstwald, Madeleneen_US
dc.contributor.authorÖborn, Ingriden_US
dc.contributor.authorWredle, Ewaen_US
dc.contributor.authorOtieno, David Jakindaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMureithi, Stephenen_US
dc.contributor.authorMwangi, Peteren_US
dc.contributor.authorSaid, Mohammed Y.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJirström, Magnusen_US
dc.contributor.authorGrönvall, Antoniaen_US
dc.contributor.authorWernersson, Julia E.V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSvanlund, Saraen_US
dc.contributor.authorSaxer, Lauraen_US
dc.contributor.authorGeutjes, Lotjeen_US
dc.contributor.authorKarmebäck, Veraen_US
dc.contributor.authorWairore, John N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWambui, Reginaen_US
dc.contributor.authorLeeuw, Jan deen_US
dc.contributor.authorMalmer, Andersen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-10T14:41:13Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-03-10T14:41:13Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/129605en_US
dc.titleEnclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylandsen_US
dcterms.abstractDryland 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.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2015-12-03en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNyberg, 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:en_US
dcterms.issued2015-12en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherSpringeren_US
dcterms.subjectlivestocken_US
dcterms.subjectlivelihoodsen_US
dcterms.subjectlanden_US
dcterms.subjectdrylandsen_US
dcterms.subjectkenyaen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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