The evolving sedentary lifestyle among nomadic pastoralists in the humid zone of Nigeria: Implications for land-use policy

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 220-228

  Omotayo, Akin M ^a   Adu, Israel F ^b   Aina, A B ^b  

^a Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development ^*  (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Nomads; Pastoralism; Sedentarisation

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; LIFESTYLE; PASTORALISM;

NIGERIA;

BOS TAURUS; GLOSSINA (PROPER);

EID: 0032746781     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509909470012     Document Type: Article

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