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Thanks are due especially to the field research teams, led by S. Soumaré (Mali), I. Lundin (Mozambique), and A. Othman (Yemen). Also to be thanked is Jennie Dey Abbas, for her technical inputs and contribution to as facilitating an environment as possible for this work to come to fruition, as well as Robin Marsh, Astrid Blom, Luis Llambí, and Reinhart Kössler. |
KEYWORDS: Agriculture; Anthropology/cultural dimensions; Community-based development; Decentralisation; Farmers organisations; Forestry; Governance; Hunting; Indigenous knowledge systems; Institutional analysis; Irrigation; Islamic institutions; Land tenure (common property); Mediation/conflict management; Natural resource management; Participation/legitimacy; Poverty; Programme design; Range management (Yemen); Rice (Mali); Rural development sociology; Social capital; Stakeholder strategies/organising practices; Traditional institutions; Traditional mutual support networks.
POPN. GROUPS: Amakhuwa; Angoni; Dafing; Dogon; Peul; Vangoni.
GEOG.: MALI - Diangoumerela (Yanfolila circle, Sikasso region); Samori (Bankass circle, Mopti region). MOZAMBIQUE - Netia (Monapo district, Nampula province); Ntengo-wa-Mbalame/Banga (Tsangano district, Tete central province); Zitundo (Matutuíne district, Maputo province). YEMEN - Alhami (Alsher Directorate, Hadramout Governorate); Almisial - Almaramid (Bani Saad Directorate, Almahwit Governorate); Hadran (Bani Matar Directorate, Sana'a Governorate).
