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| Title: | Land tenancy and exploitation of palm forest resources in Nigeria |
| Author: | Olomola, Ade S. |
| Book title: | Issues in African rural development 2 |
| Year: | 1994 |
| Pages: | 115-128 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Nigeria |
| Subjects: | customary law land law palm kernels forestry |
| Abstract: | In Nigeria, some communities have adopted management practices to prevent overexploitation of palm forests. This study, based on research conducted in Ondo State in 1992, examines the traditional management practices and profitability of the production systems associated with palm forest resources in Nigeria. It identifies the forms and terms of tenancy associated with the exploitation of palm forest resources in Nigeria, and the specific mechanisms for regulating access to and use of palm forests, for enforcing compliance with tenancy agreements, and for resolving conflicts. It also examines the profitability of the traditional palm oil production enterprise and raphia winery and relates this to the extent of compliance with tenancy terms and palm forest resource management practices. The study was guided by two hypotheses: that the palm forest lands are managed as common property resources and that the tenancy arrangements are characterized by insecurity. The results of the study show that this last hypothesis should be rejected. The overall conclusion is that, although the tenancy arrangements and management rules are not devoid of conflict, they tend to encourage profitable use of the palm forests. Bibliogr., sum. in English (p. 115-116) and French (p. 208-209). |