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

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dc.creatorNyberg, Gert
dc.creatorKnutsson, Per
dc.creatorOstwald, Madelene
dc.creatorÖborn, Ingrid
dc.creatorWredle, Ewa
dc.creatorOtieno, David Jakinda
dc.creatorMureithi, Stephen
dc.creatorMwangi, Peter
dc.creatorSaid, Mohammed Y.
dc.creatorJirström, Magnus
dc.creatorGrönvall, Antonia
dc.creatorWernersson, Julia E.V.
dc.creatorSvanlund, Sara
dc.creatorSaxer, Laura
dc.creatorGeutjes, Lotje
dc.creatorKarmebäck, Vera
dc.creatorWairore, John N.
dc.creatorWambui, Regina
dc.creatorLeeuw, Jan de
dc.creatorMalmer, Anders
dc.date2015-12
dc.date2023-03-10T14:41:13Z
dc.date2023-03-10T14:41:13Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:58:23Z
dc.descriptionDryland 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/129605
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/138461
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceNyberg, 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:
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.subjectlivelihoods
dc.subjectland
dc.subjectdrylands
dc.subjectkenya
dc.titleEnclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands
dc.typeJournal Article

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