Publication Date: 2023/11/30
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.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10224086
PDF: https://ijirst.demo4.arinfotech.co/assets/upload/files/IJISRT23NOV250.pdf
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