@article{b05f0841d9754a1395be831901750caf,
title = "Effects of family size and wealth on size of land cultivated by borana pastoralists in Southern Ethiopia",
abstract = "Traditionally, Borana pastoralists relied solely on cattle for their livelihood. Today, however, concomitant with declining livestock, most Borana are cultivating land as a supplement to livestock production. We tested our hypothesis that labour availability and wealth would affect the area of land cultivated by examining four kebeles (smallest administrative unit; ward) with different characteristics in Liben district, southern Ethiopia. Overall, 92 % of the households, ranging from 82 % in Qorati to 100 % in Siminto, were cultivating land. The area of land cultivated was related significantly and positively to wealth only in Siminto and to the number of wives only in Hadhessa. We concluded that the different responses among kebeles were due to variations in local conditions and, consequently, the prediction of generalities over a wide geographical range should be made with caution.",
keywords = "Borana pastoralists, Land cultivation, Liben woreda, Livelihood diversification, Southern Ethiopia",
author = "Did Boru and Moshe Schwartz and Michael Kam",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Getachew Gebru for helpful discussions, in particular on land tenure issues, Adrian Cullis (Tufts University) for general information on pastoralism, Theodros Jima, Wario Dhadacha, Abduba Yacob, Galmo Godana and Aynalem Tekeba (Save the Children/US, Negelle-Borana) for information on Borana livestock production, Liben Jilo, kebele head from Qorati for information on pastoralist systems and land rights, Guracho Jilo Ali, water manager (abba herega) from Boba for information on well management, Sako Kulule, pasture manager (abba dheda) from Qorati for information on livestock mobility and the Borana for sharing their views with us. We also thank three anonymous reviewers for helpful suggestions. The first author was invited to discuss the content of his paper at the SRP Climate Change Forum in Ethiopia. This forum took place within the framework of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North–South: Research Partnerships for Mitigating Syndromes of Global Change. The NCCR North–South is co-funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 Springer Science+Business Media New York.",
year = "2015",
month = mar,
day = "7",
doi = "10.1007/s10745-014-9711-3",
language = "English",
volume = "43",
pages = "15--28",
journal = "Human Ecology",
issn = "0300-7839",
publisher = "Springer",
number = "1",
}