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Title:Sedentarisation and livelihoods: the case of Fulani women in Abeokuta North, Ogun State, Nigeria
Authors:Ashimolowo, O.R.
Lawal-Adebowale, O.A.
Sodiya, C.I.
Osamiluyi, B.O.
Year:2006
Periodical:Journal of Social Development in Africa (ISSN 1012-1080)
Volume:21
Issue:2
Pages:103-118
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:Nigeria
West Africa
Subjects:women
Fulani
livelihoods
sedentarization
gender
Nomads--Sedentarisation
Fula (African people)
Ogun State (Nigeria)
Women, Fula
Abstract:Sedentarization of nomadic pastoralists invariably allows them to engage in other social and economic activities, not possible in a nomadic existence. The present study focused on the effect of the sedentarized lifestyle on the livelihood activities of Fulani women in an area of Ogun State in Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedures were used to select 80 women among Fulani households and information was sought on activities brought about as a result of their sedentarized lifestyle. The results showed that sedentarization made it possible for Fulani women to engage in livestock and crop production as well as related non-farm activities. In addition, the sedentarized lifestyle impacted on the households of the Fulani women socially and economically. The study recommended that policies aimed at enhancing the lives of Fulani households that have opted for sedentarization, and measures that would make life more comfortable for them, should be put in place by the Nigerian government and its development partners. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract]
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