Offered Papers Theme C: Delivering the Benefits from Grassland
Involvement of Maasai Pastoralists in Participatory Rangeland Management Planning and Implementation
Description
The pastoral Maasai lifestyle was and still is traditionally based on subsistence dairy and meat production. But with population increase, the rangelands can no longer sustainably support livestock production systems. Most of the rangelands which are used for grazing have been subdivided and partially cleared to pave way for cultivation, because of increased population pressure (Ego et al., 1999). This has led to a tendency to overgraze, thus impacting negatively on secondary production from the range. In order to effectively reverse this trend, the users of the rangeland resources were brought together to analyse constraints and opportunities for sustainable use, so that they could develop action plans for the improvement of the rangelands.
Citation
Kiptot, Evelyne; Ego, W,; Ochieng, D.; and Mohamed, A., "Involvement of Maasai Pastoralists in Participatory Rangeland Management Planning and Implementation" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 29.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeC/29
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Involvement of Maasai Pastoralists in Participatory Rangeland Management Planning and Implementation
The pastoral Maasai lifestyle was and still is traditionally based on subsistence dairy and meat production. But with population increase, the rangelands can no longer sustainably support livestock production systems. Most of the rangelands which are used for grazing have been subdivided and partially cleared to pave way for cultivation, because of increased population pressure (Ego et al., 1999). This has led to a tendency to overgraze, thus impacting negatively on secondary production from the range. In order to effectively reverse this trend, the users of the rangeland resources were brought together to analyse constraints and opportunities for sustainable use, so that they could develop action plans for the improvement of the rangelands.
