home icon user icon
Welcome to International Network for Natural Sciences | INNS Pub.
Home My Account
Submit Manuscript
double_slash
breadcumb_bg

Spatial and temporal transformation from transhumance to agropastoralism along Maasai steppe, Tanzania

Paper Details

Research Paper 01/01/2022
Views (516) Download (55)
current_issue_feature_image
publication_file

Spatial and temporal transformation from transhumance to agropastoralism along Maasai steppe, Tanzania

Paschal John Seni, Mateso Said, Abiud Kaswamila
J. Bio. Env. Sci.20( 1), 127-140, January 2022.
Certificate: JBES 2022 [Generate Certificate]
Key: Grazing landLand use changePastoral communityRemote sensingSimanjiro

Abstract

Understanding land use/cover changes is one of the key issues in addressing environmental sustainability. This study used time-series satellite images to classify land use/cover changes in three wards in Simanjiro district. Further, random sampling techniques were used to interview communities on the knowledge and impacts of land use changes. The findings show expansion in agricultural land and barren lands by 72.5% and 51.8%, respectively. The results further show that woodland, shrubland grassland decreased by 62.86% and 34.99%, respectively. The major drivers for the observed changes are population increased and which results from immigration, creating high pressure on land resources over the study area, resulting in loss of grazing land and water resources for livestock and domestic use. Other drivers are inadequate land use plans and land trading. The total blockage of the grazing routes due to the expansion of agricultural land may spark conflict between farmers and pastoral groups. Initiatives taken by the pastoral communities include migration to wetland areas, pasture restoration, buying hay, destocking, and keeping resistant breeds. However, the need for modern livestock keeping with small productive herds is proposed in this study. The findings of this study are useful in advancing the strategies towards maintaining a balance between environmental conservation and resource utilization.

VIEWS 77
Cover PDF

Ahmed, Bayes, Raquib Ahmed, Xuan Zhu. 2013. ‘Evaluation of model validation techniques in land cover dynamics’, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 2, 577-97.

Araya, Yikalo H, Pedro Cabral. 2010. ‘Analysis and modeling of urban land cover change in Setúbal and Sesimbra, Portugal’, Remote Sensing 2, 1549-63.

Benjaminsen, Tor A, Faustin P Maganga, Jumanne Moshi Abdallah. 2009. ‘The Kilosa Killings: Political Ecology of a Farmer–Herder Conflict in Tanzania’, Development and Change 40, 423-45.

Brockington Dan. 2008. “Special issue: The political ecology of trade, food production, and landscape transformations in Northeast Tanzania: 1850-2000.” In, edited by Mats Widgren, N. Thomas Håkansson and Lowe Börjeson 369-609.

Butt, Bilal, Ashton Shortridge, Antoinette MGA WinklerPrins. 2009. ‘Pastoral Herd Management, Drought Coping Strategies, and Cattle Mobility in Southern Kenya’, Annals of the Association of American Geographers 99, 309-34.

Byenkya GS, Mugerwa S, Barasa S, Zziwa E. 2014. ‘Land use and cover change in pastoral systems of Uganda: Implications on livestock management under drought induced pasture’, African Crop Science Journal 22, 1013-25.

Campbell, David John, David P Lusch, Thomas A Smucker, Elizabeth Edna Wangui. 2003. ‘Root causes of land use change in the Loitokitok Area, Kajiado District, Kenya’.

Claassen, Roger, Fernando Carriazo, Kohei Ueda. 2010. ‘Grassland conversion for crop production in the United States: defining indicators for policy analysis’, Economic research service. Washington, DC (US): US. Department of Agriculture.

de Glanville, William A, Alicia Davis, Kathryn J Allan, Joram Buza, John R Claxton, John A Crump, Jo EB Halliday, Paul CD Johnson, Tito J Kibona, Blandina Tmmbaga, Emmanuel S Swai, Christopher B Uzzell, Jonathan Yoder, Jo Sharp, Sarah Cleaveland. 2021. ‘Classification and characterisation of livestock production systems in northern Tanzania’, PLOS ONE 15, e0229478.

Foody, Giles M. 2008. ‘Harshness in image classification accuracy assessment’, International Journal of Remote Sensing 29, 3137-58.

Fratkin, Elliot. 2001. ‘East African Pastoralism in Transition: Maasai, Boran, and Rendille Cases’, African Studies Review 44, 1-25.

Jahnke, Hans E, Hans Eberhard Jahnke. 1982. Livestock production systems and livestock development in tropical Africa (Kieler Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk Kiel).

Jensen JR. 2007. “Introductory digital image processing: A remote sensing perspective.” In.: Prentice Hall.

Kariuki, Rebecca W, Linus K Munishi, Colin J Courtney-Mustaphi, Claudia Capitani, Anna Shoemaker, Paul J Lane, Rob Marchant. 2021. ‘Integrating stakeholders’ perspectives and spatial modelling to develop scenarios of future land use and land cover change in northern Tanzania’, PLOS ONE 16, e0245516.

Kideghesho, Jafari, Alfan Abeid Rija, Kuruthumu Ally Mwamende, Ismail Selemani. 2013. ‘Emerging issues and challenges in conservation of biodiversity in the rangelands of Tanzania’, Nature Conservation 6, 1-29.

McCabe, J Terrence. 1997. ‘Risk and uncertainty among the Maasai of the Ngorongoro conservation area in Tanzania: A case study in economic change’, Nomadic Peoples 54-65.

Msuya, Dunstan Gabriel. 2013. ‘Farming systems and crop-livestock land use consensus. Tanzanian perspectives’, Open Journal of Ecology 03(07), 9.

Niamir, Maryam. 1990. “Herders’ decision-making in natural resources management in arid and semi-arid Africa.” In.: Rome, IT: FAO 1990.

Nyariki DM, Mwang’ombe AW, Thompson DM. 2009. ‘Land-Use Change and Livestock Production Challenges in an Integrated System: The Masai-Mara Ecosystem, Kenya’, Journal of Human Ecology 26, 163-73.

Ogola J, Fèvre EM, Gitau GK, Christley R, Muchemi G, de Glanville WA. 2018. ‘The topology of between-herd cattle contacts in a mixed farming production system in western Kenya’, Preventive Veterinary Medicine 158, 43-50.

Olson, Jennifer M. 2006. ‘Implications of trends in land use change for livestock systems evolution in East Africa: Lessons from the LUCID Project’, Discussion Paper No 4, 43.

Oslon J. 2004. “The spatial patterns and root causes of land use change in East Africa.” In, 1–44. LUCID Project.

Priess, Joerg A, Christian Schweitzer, Florian Wimmer, Ochirbat Batkhishig, Matthias Mimler. 2011. ‘The consequences of land-use change and water demands in Central Mongolia’, Land Use Policy 28, 4-10.

Raikes PL. 1981. “Livestock Development and Policy in East Africa.” In Scandinavian Institute of African Studies 254. Uppsala.

Ren, Yanjiao, Yihe Lü, Alexis Comber, Bojie Fu, Paul Harris, Lianhai Wu. 2019. ‘Spatially explicit simulation of land use/land cover changes: Current coverage and future prospects’, Earth-Science Reviews 190, 398-415.

Roever CL, DelCurto T, Rowland M, Vavra M, Wisdom M. 2015. ‘Cattle grazing in semiarid forestlands: Habitat selection during periods of drought1’, Journal of Animal Science 93, 3212-25.

Rugumamu W. 1989. “Environmental Degradation and Conservation Practice in Tanzania.” In DANIDA/SADET Seminar. Arusha, Tanzania.

Said, Mateso, Canute Hyandye, Hans C Komakech, Ibrahimu C Mjemah, Linus K Munishi. 2021. ‘Predicting land use/cover changes and its association to agricultural production on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania’, Annals of GIS 27, 189-209.

Said, Mateso, Hans Charles Komakech, Linus Kasian Munishi, Alfred Nzibavuga Nyarubakula Muzuka. 2019. ‘Evidence of climate change impacts on water, food and energy resources around Kilimanjaro, Tanzania’, Regional Environmental Change 19, 2521-34.

Salekwa LP, Nnko HJ, Ngonyoka A, Estes AB, Agaba M, Gwakisa PS. 2014. ‘Relative abundance of tsetse fly species and their infection rates in Simanjiro, Northern Tanzania’, Livestock Research for Rural Development 26, 12.

Spencer, Paul. 1998. The pastoral continuum: The marginalization of tradition in East Africa (Clarendon Press).

Tilman, David, Christian Balzer, Jason Hill, Belinda L Befort. 2011. ‘Global food demand and the sustainable intensification of agriculture’, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108, 20260-64.

URT, NBS. 2012. “Population and Housing Census: Population Distribution by Administrative Areas.” In, 264. Dar Es Salaam: Ministry of Finance.

William, Christopher Mungo Peter, Mungo P. 2003. The implications of land use change on forests and biodiversity: a case of the” half mile strip” on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (LUCID Project, International Livestock Research Institute: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania).

Yanda, Pius Z, Christopher William. 2010. ‘Livelihoods diversifications and implications on food security and poverty levels in the Maasai plains: The case of Simanjiro district, Northern Tanzania’, African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 4.

Ykhanbai H, Garg R, Singh A, Moiko S, Beyene CE, Roe D, Nelson F, Blomley T, Flintan F. 2014. “Conservation and “land grabbing” in rangelands: Part of the problem or part of the solution?” In. Rome, Italy: International Land Coalition.

Submit Manuscript