Sustainable Management of Community Grazing ground and development of water resources in Itoh Grazing Area
Case Study C0005
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| Fecha | 2004 |
| Agencia | UNDP Africa |
| Agencia de donación/ayuda | European Commission |
| Tipo de proyecto | Implemented by agency |
| Contexto(s) | Productive landscape |
| Cobertura geográfica | Cameroon |
| Localidad | Not known |
| Enfoque en biodiversidad | Habitat of pasture |
| Enfoque en desarrollo | Mboro and native communities living in and out of pasture |
| Objetivos de conservación | Improving the resource efficiency with a sensible use of the available natural resources |
| Objetivos de reducción de la pobreza | Integration of crops and livestock , improvement of livestock production and the overall livelihoods of beneficiary population |
Resumen
The Itoh community grazing area covers about 140 hectares of land entrapped between rivers Ntio and Mih, which originate from Kilum Mountain forest. It is shared by Mboro and native communities whose interests are conflicting. Mboro community live in the grazing area and consists of pastoralists. Native population lives outside communal grazing area and consists of farmers. Cattle of Mboro destroyed crops of the framers and farmers encroached on the grazing ground for the expansion of agriculture area, which led to conflicts between the communities. In this backdrop, Itoh community grazing initiative was started in 1992 with an objective to improve the resource efficiency with the judicious use of the available natural resources by integration of crops and livestock in order to limit farmer graziers' conflicts, improve livestock production and the overall livelihood of beneficiary population. The activities carried under this initiative were construction of a live fence around the grazing area to check cattle from straying to the fields, subdivision of grazing land into areas for grazing of cattle, sheep and goat to enable animal graze in rotation, improvement of pasture using forage and multipurpose trees and construction of water supply for human and livestock population. Communities were also trained with modern livestock rearing techniques, nursery establishment, group dynamics and farm management. These activities reduced cattle raids and encroachment incidents by 100% and hence conflicts between the communities were sorted out. Also, it has increased the income of the communities with sale of forage seeds, cattle and goat meat and milk. Water supply has provided the communities potable drinking water which has reduced diseases considerably. Barren grazing area has turned in to a small woody ecosystem with multipurpose trees. It protects the watershed area and pressure on the Kilum mountain forest is drastically reduced
Impacto en la conservación
Barren grazing area has turned in to a small woody ecosystem with multipurpose trees. It protects the watershed area and pressure on the Kilum mountain forest has been drastically reduced.
Impacto en la reducción de la pobreza
There has been an increase in income of the communities with sale of forage seeds, cattle and goat meat, and milk, and conflicts between the communities were sorted out.
Estrategia para vincular conservación/pobreza
Facilitating access to markets
Enhanced access to/availability of natural resources for local use
Ecoagriculture
Referencia #1
http://www.equatorinitiative.net/files/2004-0224_Nom_ITOHCommunityGraziersCommonInitiativeGroup_Cameroon.doc
Más información
Nguemdjom Andre, UNDP, P.o. Box, 836, Yaounde, Cameroon, email :andguemdjom@yahoo.com
Related records above this one:
- European Commission (EC) (Organisation O0160)
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- Agroforestry Parklands in sub-Saharan Africa (Biblio B0293)