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The Kilosa killings: Political ecology of a farmer–herder conflict in Tanzania

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dc.creator Benjaminsen, Tor A.
dc.creator Maganga, Faustin P.
dc.creator Abdallah, Jumanne M.
dc.date 2016-02-17T07:33:59Z
dc.date 2016-02-17T07:33:59Z
dc.date 2009-05-01
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T11:49:46Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T11:49:46Z
dc.identifier Benjaminsen, T. A., Maganga, F. P. and Abdallah, J. M. (2009), The Kilosa Killings: Political Ecology of a Farmer–Herder Conflict in Tanzania. Development and Change, 40: 423–445. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2009.01558.x
dc.identifier 1467-7660
dc.identifier 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2009.01558.x
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/419
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10144
dc.description To get full text please visit the following link http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-7660.2009.01558.x/full
dc.description Farmer–herder conflicts in Africa are often presented as being driven by ‘environmental scarcity’. Political ecologists, however, argue that these conflicts should be analysed within a broader historical and policy context. This article presents a case study of a local conflict in the Kilosa District in Tanzania that tragically culminated in the killing of thirty-eight farmers on 8 December 2000. To understand the conflict, the authors argue that it is necessary to study the history of villagization and land use in the District, as well as national land tenure and pastoral policies. Attempts at agricultural modernization have fostered an anti-pastoral environment in Tanzania. The government aim is to confine livestock keeping to ‘pastoral villages’, but these villages lack sufficient pastures and water supplies, leading herders to search for such resources elsewhere. Pastoral access to wetlands is decreasing due to expansion of cultivated areas and the promotion of agriculture. The main tool that pastoralists still possess to counteract this trend is their ability to bribe officials. But corruption further undermines people's trust in authorities and in the willingness of these authorities to prevent conflicts. This leads actors to try to solve problems through other means, notably violence.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Blackwell Publishing Ltd
dc.subject Political ecology
dc.subject Farmer–Herder Conflict
dc.title The Kilosa killings: Political ecology of a farmer–herder conflict in Tanzania
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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