Arid
DOI10.1002/ldr.2420
Benefits Derived from Rehabilitating a Degraded Semi-Arid Rangeland in Private Enclosures in West Pokot County, Kenya
Wairore, John N.1,2; Mureithi, Stephen M.1,2; Wasonga, Oliver V.1; Nyberg, Gert2,3
通讯作者Wairore, John N.
来源期刊LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
ISSN1085-3278
EISSN1099-145X
出版年2016
卷号27期号:3页码:532-541
英文摘要

Rehabilitating degraded rangelands using enclosures offers various benefits to agro-pastoral households. However, enclosure benefits cannot be generalized as there are variations across dryland ecosystems and societies. This study assessed the qualitative and quantitative benefits derived from rehabilitating degraded rangelands using private enclosures in Chepareria, West Pokot County, Kenya. Dry-season grazing reserves, healthier livestock, improved livestock productivity, easier livestock management, food security, reduced animal losses, ecosystem services, land ownership, independence and improved standard of living were the main qualitative benefits from private enclosures identified. Quantitative benefits were manifested through various enclosure enterprise combinations, sale of enclosure marketable products and adoption of alternative income generating activities. They included the sale of livestock and livestock products, maize, wood cutting, grass cuttings, contractual grazing, grass seeds, poultry products, fruits and honey, amongst others. Livestock production directly accounts for 424% of the total enclosure income and is the main source of livelihood in Chepareria. There was a significant trend of increasing total enclosure income with enclosure acreage (p005) while enclosure age was insignificant. Enclosures cushion households against climatic shocks such as drought by providing additional flexibility in land, fodder, livestock management and the uptake of various income generating activities. We conclude that enclosures have the potential of contributing to resilience as attested from the benefits reported in this study. However, private enclosure tradeoffs such income differentiation, reduced communal land and conflict have implications on how the ecological and socio-economic aspects may be impacted as the establishment of private enclosures in Chepareria continues. Copyright (c) 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


英文关键词ecosystem services Kenya land degradation livelihoods rangeland rehabilitation
类型Article
语种英语
国家Kenya ; Sweden
收录类别SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号WOS:000373949600007
WOS关键词TIGRAY HIGHLANDS ; EXCLOSURES ; PERCEPTIONS ; MANAGEMENT ; GRASSLAND
WOS类目Environmental Sciences ; Soil Science
WOS研究方向Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Agriculture
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/194936
作者单位1.Univ Nairobi, Dept Land Resources Management & Agr Technol, POB 29053, Nairobi 00625, Kenya;
2.Triple L Res Initiat, Uppsala, Sweden;
3.Swedish Univ Agr Sci SLU, Dept Forest Ecol & Management, S-90183 Umea, Sweden
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Wairore, John N.,Mureithi, Stephen M.,Wasonga, Oliver V.,et al. Benefits Derived from Rehabilitating a Degraded Semi-Arid Rangeland in Private Enclosures in West Pokot County, Kenya[J],2016,27(3):532-541.
APA Wairore, John N.,Mureithi, Stephen M.,Wasonga, Oliver V.,&Nyberg, Gert.(2016).Benefits Derived from Rehabilitating a Degraded Semi-Arid Rangeland in Private Enclosures in West Pokot County, Kenya.LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT,27(3),532-541.
MLA Wairore, John N.,et al."Benefits Derived from Rehabilitating a Degraded Semi-Arid Rangeland in Private Enclosures in West Pokot County, Kenya".LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT 27.3(2016):532-541.
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