Authors :
CHEKOU KORE Elhadji Mohamoud; ABDOU BAGNA Amadou; ADJAKPA Tchékpo Théodore; HALIDOU ANTAROU Harouna
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 11 - November
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10224086
Abstract :
In the commune of Sakadamna in Niger, land
constitutes the primary resource of the rural world.
However, for several decades, this resource has been
subject to the vagaries of climate change in the 1970s.
Also, with regard to the national land context in general
and the commune of Sakadamna in particular
(demographic growth), the rural land security of all
stakeholders proves essential. The objective of this work
is to correlate the dynamics of land use with current land
tenure in the rural commune of Sakadamna. The
methodological approach is structured around research
into previous work, surveys and field observations and
interviews carried out with the main institutions in
charge of land and agricultural issues. The sampling
allowed the administration of questionnaires at the
household level of the three villages where 117
households were interviewed. The results of the study
show that the agricultural land tenure system has
evolved in the commune of Sakadamna, whether it is
mastery, control or the mode of access. Land use is very
dynamic, such that it is not only to the detriment of
pasture areas and pastoral rangelands but also leading to
a change in land practices, resulting in strong tensions
between farmers and breeders. A progressive
improvement in land security for farmers is noted in
land management, an initiative made by land structures
operating in rural areas, but much remains to be done.
Keywords :
Land use, Sakadamna, land dynamics, land management, land security.
In the commune of Sakadamna in Niger, land
constitutes the primary resource of the rural world.
However, for several decades, this resource has been
subject to the vagaries of climate change in the 1970s.
Also, with regard to the national land context in general
and the commune of Sakadamna in particular
(demographic growth), the rural land security of all
stakeholders proves essential. The objective of this work
is to correlate the dynamics of land use with current land
tenure in the rural commune of Sakadamna. The
methodological approach is structured around research
into previous work, surveys and field observations and
interviews carried out with the main institutions in
charge of land and agricultural issues. The sampling
allowed the administration of questionnaires at the
household level of the three villages where 117
households were interviewed. The results of the study
show that the agricultural land tenure system has
evolved in the commune of Sakadamna, whether it is
mastery, control or the mode of access. Land use is very
dynamic, such that it is not only to the detriment of
pasture areas and pastoral rangelands but also leading to
a change in land practices, resulting in strong tensions
between farmers and breeders. A progressive
improvement in land security for farmers is noted in
land management, an initiative made by land structures
operating in rural areas, but much remains to be done.
Keywords :
Land use, Sakadamna, land dynamics, land management, land security.
