Land Crisis and Its Impacts on Agropastoral Systems in the Commune of Tibiri (Maradi Region) / Niger

摘要

In the region of Maradi, land blocking threat agropastoral systems andtherefore the lives of rural producers. The objective of this study is to contribute to abetter understanding of the dynamic property in the commune of Tibiri and its impact oncrop-livestock production systems. Two approaches, mapping and socioeconomic helpedhighlight significant changes that have occurred over time in the study area. The resultsshowed that the landscape of the commune of Tibiri purpose of this study was mutatedunder the influence of natural and anthropogenic factors between 1975 and 2013. Thus,the complete saturation of space, and degradation of rangelands accentuate the blockingof access to natural resources and the emergence of commercial transactions conductedby various actors with different logics and strategies lands. This dynamic exposes ruralhouseholds to chronic food insecurity and extreme vulnerability resulting in theappearance of the landless and the abandonment of farming activities in favor of nonagriculturalactivities.