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    Local conventions governing community participation in the decentralized management of natural resources: Case study of mixed crop-livestock systems in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of West Africa

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    Umutoni, C.
    Date
    2014-06
    Language
    en
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    Internal Review
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    Open Access
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    Umutoni, C. 2014. Local conventions governing community participation in the decentralized management of natural resources: Case study of mixed crop-livestock systems in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of West Africa. Ibadan, Nigeria: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.
    Permanent link to cite or share this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10568/51642
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    A study was conducted in southern Mali to analyze and document existing local conventions governing the management of natural resources in the mixed crop-livestock systems. Both the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and individual interviews were conducted to collect information. In total, the group discussions included 27 administrative and technical services and 53 community authorities all genders combined, and individual surveys involving 165 farmers including 54 women. The information collected during these interviews included among others the condition of natural resources in the different study areas, the farmers' level of knowledge on existing local conventions, the strengths and weaknesses of existing local conventions, the farmers’ participation in the process of developing and implementing local conventions. The results of this study showed that local conventions governing natural resources management exist in all study sites. However, the majority was informal (oral). In addition, level of knowledge of the local conventions differs from one individual to another. Overall, level of knowledge of local conventions was higher in the district of Bougouni (good = 3.16) than in the district of Koutiala (average = 1.70). In addition, women’s level of knowledge was lower compared to that of men. The results also showed that the participation of community members in the elaboration process and implementation of local conventions was very low in all study sites and tended to be dominated by a group of individuals, often leaders and traditional elites. Women were essentially marginalized in the elaboration process and implementation of local conventions compared to men. Thus, promoting the participation of community members especially women's in the development and implementation of local conventions processes seems essential for a sustainable management of natural resources.
    CGIAR Affiliations
    Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics
    AGROVOC Keywords
    MIXED FARMING; INTENSIFICATION
    Subjects
    CROP-LIVESTOCK; HUMIDTROPICS; INTENSIFICATION; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CROP-LIVESTOCK; HUMID TROPICS; INTENSIFICATION; NRM; INTENSIFICATION; RANGELANDS;
    Countries
    MALI
    Regions
    AFRICA; WEST AFRICA
    Investors/sponsors
    United States Agency for International Development
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