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The
sedentarisation process of the Bahima in Uganda: An emic
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M. Wurzinger1,2*, A. M. Okeyo2,
D. Semambo3 and J. Sölkner1
1BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Applied
Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Sustainable
Agricultural Systems, Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 33, A-1180
Vienna, Austria.
2ILRI – International Livestock Research
Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
3National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and
Data Bank, P.O. Box 183, Entebbe, Uganda.
*Corresponding author, E-mail:
maria.wurzinger@boku.ac.at.
Tel: +43-1-47654 3260. Fax: +43-1-47654 3254
Accepted 31 August, 2009 |
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Abstract |
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The traditional lifestyle of nomadic pastoralists is
vanishing rapidly, because of human population growth which
often leads to land scarcity or political pressure on
pastoralists to settle. The sedentarisation of the Bahima
pastoralists in Western Uganda started in the 1940s and is
still going on. In this study former nomadic cattle keepers,
who have settled with their families, were interviewed in
order to document the decision to settle and the subsequent
changes in the lifestyle of these people. All interviewees
expressed their satisfaction with their sedentary life. Land
scarcity, access to education, better availability of water
and the possibility of crop production were given as factors
for settlement. The decisions were influenced by Christian
missionaries, the government and friends.
Key
words: Sedendarisation, Uganda, Bahima, pastoralist, nomadic life. |
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