Ecological implications of Fulbe pastoralism in southwestern Nigeria

Abstract

The study used a combination of ethno-social surveys and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to assess 651 pastoral households and their land use under agropastoral production systems in Ogun State, Nigeria. Yields of arable crops on agropastoralists' fields were generally low. Livestock productivity was similar on all parameters to levels in comparable contexts elsewhere across the West African subregion, but generally below possible potentials and on-farm research findings. Pastoral households' activities presently influence between 221 km 2 and 523 km 2 of land in Ogun State. Pastoral grazing orbits extended beyond administrative boundaries, causing potential conflicts between local crop farmers and agropatoralists. Much of the land-cover has been altered considerably around the areas of pastoral household settlements compared with the situation 20 years ago. It was concluded that a form of intervention was needed that would guarantee sustainability of the land-use system.

Land rights regimes in southwest Nigeria: implications for land access and livelihoods security of settled Fulani agropastoralists

“…Fulanis in southwest Nigeria operate in most areas where the customary law system exercise control over land (Omotayo, 2003). Arguments put forward by some scholars (Idowu, 1980;Williams, 1992;Arua and Okorji, 1997) show that the customary tenure system still predominates in most parts of the Country.…”

“…More often, a major challenge to the agropastoral Fulanis in the region is land accessibility both for grazing and crop production (Omotayo, 2003). Fulanis in southwest Nigeria operate in most areas where the customary law system exercise control over land (Omotayo, 2003).…”

Use of remote sensing and GIS for improved natural resources management: case study from different agroecological zones of West Africa

“…This insect is the vector of the trypanosome parasite that provokes a deadly cattle disease, and its presence has been reduced in the middle belt and in southern Nigeria by the reduction in its natural habitats, the number of wildlife hosts (Mohamed-Saleem and Fitzhugh 1995), and frequent bush fires (Jabbar et al 1995). The breeding of trypano susceptible varieties (Omotayo 2003) and the autonomous and sustainable control of tsetse and trypanosomiasis also facilitated the stocking of cattle in areas originally infested.…”

Integrating Green Fiscal Reforms into the Agricultural Transformation Agenda: Panacea for Boosting Soil Enrichment and Water Conservation for Sustainable Food Production in Nigeria

“…They were selected for the forest reserves and deforestation in Ogun state and the "green grabbing" or deliberate intervention to keep land uses in their natural state as exemplified by the OMR in Cross River state. Ogun State lies between longitude 2°45'E and 3 o 55'E and latitude 7 o 0'N and 7 o l8'N and has an area of 16,085km 2 and a population of 3.25 million inhabitants (Omotayo, 2003). The Obudu Mountain Resort (OMR) is located in the highlands of Cross River State.…”

“…These are not derivable in the current ATA practices that do not give cognizance to inclusive green growth strategy that is engendered by the integration of green fiscal reform policies in production. The recreation use benefits of the OMR calculated using the Marshalian consumer surplus for a representative visitor for each day of visit was N380.00 and for a visit of 3 days, this amounted Omotayo (2003) and from FAO (1995) Data, 2004. to N1,140.00. This for the 172 sample visitors was N196,080.00 and for 516 recreation days per year, it was N101,177,280.00 (Table 4).…”