1. The politics of farmer–herder conflicts and alternative conflict management in Northwest Cameroon.
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Mbih, Richard Achia
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CONFLICT management , *TRADITIONAL knowledge , *COLONIAL administration , *SUSTAINABLE development , *LAND use - Abstract
This study investigates the history and political economy of farmer-herder conflicts using field surveys to advance the theoretical understanding of the linkages between agro-pastoralism and farmer-herder conflicts in Northwest Cameroon (NWC). Although the political ecological factors of environmental change and irrational land use policies seem to be the main drivers of farmer-herder conflicts, economic interests of the colonial and postcolonial administrations of Cameroon greatly contributed to the rise and persistence of farmer-herder conflicts in NWC. Using expert and indigenous agro-ecological knowledge, this study identified alternative farmer-herder conflict management strategies, providing a platform for sustainable agro-pastoral development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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