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Continuity and Change in Pastoral Livelihoods of Senegalese Fulani

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  • Hanne Adriansen

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Based on fieldwork in northern Senegal, this paper shows how some pastoralists in Ferlo have managed to use market opportunities as a means to maintain their “pastoral way of life” Increased market involvement has enlarged the field of opportunities for pastoral activities as well as the vulnerability of these activities. This has given rise to a dialectic process of diversification and specialization. The paper is concerned with the portfolio of livelihood activities pastoralists use in order to respond to adverse socio-economic and environmental conditions. Depending on the possibilities and values of a household, a certain combination of activities is chosen and this may change from one year to another. Hence, the activities are used in a dynamic way within households. On the basis of pastoral livelihood activities, four ideal types of pastoral livelihood strategies can be constructed: “agro-pastoralism,” “Tabaski pastoralism,” “commercial pastoralism,” and “non-herding pastoralism.” These four types illustrate how pastoralists re-invent their livelihoods in order to continue a pastoral way of life. Copyright Springer 2006

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  • Hanne Adriansen, 2006. "Continuity and Change in Pastoral Livelihoods of Senegalese Fulani," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 23(2), pages 215-229, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:agrhuv:v:23:y:2006:i:2:p:215-229
    DOI: 10.1007/s10460-005-6108-3
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    1. John Kamau Gathiaka & Moses Kinyanjui Muriithi, 2017. "An Empirical Analysis of Livelihood Strategies and Food Insecurity in Turkana County, Kenya," Working Papers 338, African Economic Research Consortium, Research Department.
    2. Shanta Paudel Khatiwada & Wei Deng & Bikash Paudel & Janak Raj Khatiwada & Jifei Zhang & Jiangjun Wan, 2018. "A Gender Analysis of Changing Livelihood Activities in the Rural Areas of Central Nepal," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-24, November.
    3. Esther Mwangi, 2009. "Property rights and governance of Africa's rangelands: A policy overview," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 33(2), pages 160-170, May.
    4. Carolyn Lesorogol & Gina Chowa & David Ansong, 2013. "The Roles of Livestock Inheritance and Formal Education in Intergenerational Wealth Transmission among Pastoralists in Samburu District, Kenya," Journal of Developing Societies, , vol. 29(2), pages 213-232, June.
    5. Jing Shen & Feng-Tzu Huang & Rung-Jiun Chou, 2021. "Agricultural-Heritage-Oriented Rural Revitalization: Experiences from the Ancient Tea Town of Xiping," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-15, September.
    6. Ndiaye, Alioune, 2021. "Diversify or Specialise? Impacts of Diversification on Household Welfare and Inequalities in Pastoral Areas in Senegal," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315898, International Association of Agricultural Economists.

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