Browsing by Author "Campbell, David J."

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    Land use competition at the margins of the range-lands: a proposal for research in Kajiado District
    (Institute for Development Studies, 1977) Campbell, David J.
    The interface between pastoralism and agriculture in semi-arid areas is often a zone of competition over land use between farmers and herders. Population pressure in agricultural areas has resulted in migration of farmers into lands of more marginal quality, lands which are important dry season grazing areas for the pastoralists herds. Farmers cultivating these lands are likely to be severely affected by drought, while the loss of such areas from the dry season grazing reserves increases the vulnerability of pastoralists to drought. This Working Paper presents a proposal for the study of the problems associated with such competition over land use as it affects pastoralists and farmers in selected locations in Kajiado District.
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    Survey of land use problems in Kajiado district: a review of methodology
    (Fosbrooke, 1978) Campbell, David J.; Mbugua, E. S.
    The purpose of this paper is to present, the methodology used in a survey of farmers and pastoralists in Kajiado District which took place in March and April 1977. The survey was designed to examine the impact on land use and society of increasing migration of farmers into areas where pastoralism is traditionally the predominant economic activity (Campbell 1977). Two areas of Kajiado District where such migration is taking place were chosen for study - Ngong Hills and Loitokitok. In Ngong the settlement of farmers in areas where rainfall and soil conditions favour agricultures has been taking place since the beginning of the century. The number of farmers has increased to such an extent that today only the western slopes of the hills remain uncultivated, though only government action is preventing settlement there. In Loitokitok the slopes of Mt* Kilimanjaro have been cleared for cultivation over the past 20 years. Today most of the land of higher potential is under crops and farmers are extending their activities onto the drier, lower slopes of the mountains and along the rivers and swamps of the area.