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

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technologyen
cg.contributor.affiliationLinköping Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationLund Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Copenhagenen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Gothenburgen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Centreen
cg.creator.identifierJan de Leeuw: 0000-0002-2005-4351
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-015-0044-7en
cg.issn2041-7136en
cg.issue1en
cg.journalPastoralismen
cg.subject.ilriDRYLANDSen
cg.subject.ilriGOVERNANCEen
cg.subject.ilriPASTORALISMen
cg.volume5en
dc.contributor.authorNyberg, Gerten
dc.contributor.authorKnutsson, Peren
dc.contributor.authorOstwald, Madeleneen
dc.contributor.authorÖborn, Ingriden
dc.contributor.authorWredle, Ewaen
dc.contributor.authorOtieno, David Jakindaen
dc.contributor.authorMureithi, Stephenen
dc.contributor.authorMwangi, Peteren
dc.contributor.authorSaid, Mohammed Y.en
dc.contributor.authorJirström, Magnusen
dc.contributor.authorGrönvall, Antoniaen
dc.contributor.authorWernersson, Julia E.V.en
dc.contributor.authorSvanlund, Saraen
dc.contributor.authorSaxer, Lauraen
dc.contributor.authorGeutjes, Lotjeen
dc.contributor.authorKarmebäck, Veraen
dc.contributor.authorWairore, John N.en
dc.contributor.authorWambui, Reginaen
dc.contributor.authorLeeuw, Jan deen
dc.contributor.authorMalmer, Andersen
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-10T14:41:13Zen
dc.date.available2023-03-10T14:41:13Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/129605
dc.titleEnclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylandsen
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2015-12-03
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
dcterms.issued2015-12
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.subjectlivestocken
dcterms.subjectlivelihoodsen
dcterms.subjectlanden
dcterms.subjectdrylandsen
dcterms.subjectkenyaen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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