Assessment of land use conflicts and their management in mount Meru area, Arusha Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorShio, Constantine John
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-14T09:35:16Z
dc.date.available2024-03-14T09:35:16Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionMSc. Dissertation
dc.description.abstractThe study was conducted to assess land use conflicts and their management in Mount Meru area of Arumeru District, Arusha Tanzania. The main objective was to study the nature and types of land use conflicts in order to discern the underlying causes and come up with appropriate management approaches to mitigate these conflicts. Primary data were obtained through PRA, discussion with key informants, questionnaire survey and field observations. Secondary data were obtained from the available archive. Multiple linear regression model was used as a tool for analysis. About 91.9% and 92.7% of respondents indicated that land is not enough for crop production and livestock grazing respectively. Moreover, 32.0% of respondents indicated that conflicts emanate from grazing illegally in the forest. Among the factors involved in regression model, big number of livestock had positive influence on illegally grazed livestock (p = 0.01). About 18.0% of respondents indicated conflicts emanating from farm boundaries, and 16.0% indicated conflict resulting on encroachment into forest and wildlife reserves. 14.0% indicted conflicts emanating from illegal tree cutting from forest reserves for household use and selling, while 11.0% and 9.0% indicated other sources of conflicts e.g. Poaching and illegal fuel wood collection respectively. Finally the study recommended that big herds, which are fed under free-range could be sold and replaced with few stall-fed improved cattle breed. Further, optimization of home gardens productivity can be achieved by planting as many crops in limited space available and use of improved good quality seeds and fertilizers. It is also recommended that formal education and promotion of environmental education be used to create resource conservation awareness. Where appropriate government should redistribute abandoned big farms to landless people and finance part of the establishment costs for people migrating to spacious districts. Further, Management Plans should address the concept of Joint Resource Management
dc.description.sponsorshipSokoine University of Agriculture under the SUA-NORAD Frame Agreement
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5920
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSokoine University of Agriculture
dc.subjectLand use conflicts
dc.subjectMount Meru
dc.subjectArusha
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.titleAssessment of land use conflicts and their management in mount Meru area, Arusha Tanzania
dc.typeThesis

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