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Use of collective action for land accessibility among settled Fulani agro-pastoralists in southwest Nigeria

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Author	Fabusoro, Eniola
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Having identified the use of collective action in gaining access to land in an earlier study, this study examined the forms of collective action being utilised by settled pastoralists in southwest Nigeria for land accessibility and use. The justification for this lies mainly on the optimism of the group theory that individuals with common interests would voluntarily act to further those interests. Six Fulani communities were selected purposively and data were collected from 120 settled agro-pastoralists. Interviews and focus group discussions were used to generate data on social features, livelihoods and collective action. Nine forms of collective action were identified, which were based on social networks and organised effort towards peaceful co-existence. Most of the collective action were rated effective by pastoralists in enhancing their land access. However, using the complete model with the Logit link function in the ordinal regression procedure, the study identified five of the collective actions with a higher probability (P < 0.05) of removing land restrictions, which were forms of use, farm size, grazing distance, grazing fields and land title restrictions. The most relevant problems to the effectiveness of collective action in the study area were the unwillingness of host communities and the non-participation of pastoralists. It is, therefore, recommended that settled pastoralists invest more on social networks in order to build stronger linkages with pastoral and host communities. This will enhance the ability to engage positively in the spheres of market and civil society. The organised efforts for peaceful coexistence will reduce the incidence of internal conflict.
Starting Page	199
Ending Page	213
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18624065
Journal	Sustainability Science
Volume Number	4
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	18624057
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Japan
Publisher Date	2009-09-17
Publisher Place	Japan
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Collective action Land accessibility Land use Fulani Agro-pastoralists Southwest Nigeria Public Health/Gesundheitswesen Sustainable Development Landscape Ecology Environmental Economics Climate Change Environmental Management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Geography, Planning and Development Ecology Health (social science) Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law Global and Planetary Change Nature and Landscape Conservation

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