Conflict, Social Capital and Managing Natural Resources ：A West African Case Study

Publication subTitle ：A West African Case Study

Author： Moore   K.M  

Publisher： CABI Publishing‎

Publication year： 2004

E-ISBN: 9780851990712

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780851999487

Subject： X Environmental Science, Safety Science

Keyword： The Environment

Language： ENG

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Description

This book is the product of a six-year multi-disciplinary collaborative research program in sustainable agriculture and natural resource management. It describes the transition of the conflict-ridden agricultural and pastoral systems of arid and semi-arid regions of West Africa to more intensified agricultural and animal husbandry systems. The research investigates technological options and decision tools and explores a replicable methodology for building social capital within a rural community in the Inland Delta of the Niger River. The chapters recount the efforts of researchers and development agents to identify new approaches for sustainable development and the experiences of the local population seeking a pathway from poverty and food insecurity to a healthy economy and environment.

Chapter

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgements

1 Conflict and Agropastoral Development in the Sahel

2 The Lifescape: Production Systems and Social Institutions

3 Landscape and Soil Characterization of Madiama Commune

4 Investigation into the Movements of Cattle, Sheep and Goat Herds through the Commune of Madiama*

5 Land Use Changes in Madiama Commune

6 Participatory Landscape/Lifescape Appraisal

7 Building Social Infrastructure for Sustainable Development

8 Conflict Management Training

9 Holistic Management Applied to SANREM Research and Development in Madiama

10 Farmers’ Knowledge and Perceptions of Soil Fertility

11 Biophysical Assessment of Alternative Soil Fertility Technologies Through Modelling

12 An Economic Evaluation of Alternative Soil Management Technologies

13 Economic Linkages Among Occupational Groups in the Madiama Commune

14 Dry Season Feed Supplements: the Potential Role of Cassia tora

15 Controlled Grazing: Botanical Response and Animal Performance

16 Social Capital and Improved NRM

17 What We Have Learned

Index

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