GRAZING LAND TENURE AND LIVELIHOOD SECURITY:

A STUDY OF TWO CLUSTERS OF VILLAGES IN THE GAMBIA

 

Table of Contents

Abstract

Acknowledgements

1.0 Introduction

2.0 The Research Setting

2.1 The Gambia

2.2 The Legal Context

3.0 Livelihood Security and Land Tenure

3.1 Livelihood Security

3.2 Land Tenure

3.3 Land Tenure in Livelihood Security

3.4 Summary

4.0 Research Methods

4.1 Overview of Qualitative Research Methodology and PRA

4.2 The General Methodology

4.3 The Two Sites for Village Research

4.4 Methods

4.5 Critique of The Methodology

5.0 Land Tenure at the Two Study Sites

5.1 Overview of Traditional Tenure

5.2 Herding Practices

5.3 Tenure on Uncultivated Land

5.4 Water Tenure

5.5 Tenure on Cattle Tracks

5.6 Modifications to the Tenure System: The Dankunku Project

6.0 Security Strategies at the Two Study Sites

6.1 The First Line of Defense

6.2 The Second Line of Defense

6.3 The Third Line Defense

6.4 The Effect of Wealth on Security Strategies

6.5 Security at Other Levels

6.6 Understanding Security Strategies

7.0 Grazing Land Tenure and Livelihood Security in The Gambia

7.1 The Tenure-Security System

7.2 Maintaining Income and the Access to the Bush

7.3 Livestock as Savings and Access to Land For Grazing

8.0 Conclusions and Recommendations

8.1 Summary of Findings

8.2 Land Tenure Policy

8.3 Planning for Sustainable Livelihoods

8.4 Land Tenure, Land Use and Capacity Building

9.0 References

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