Table 4 Traditional resource management practices and impacts of development interventions in Afar Region (N = 100: Amibara = 50 and Gewane = 50)
Traditional management practices | Respondents (%) | Total N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Amibaraa | Gewaneb | ||
Use of herd splitting | 90 | 100 | 95 (95) |
Use of herd diversification | 54 | 68 | 61 (61) |
Use of grazing reserves | 26 | 58 | 42 (42) |
Use of fire | 22 | 24 | 23 (23) |
Use of mobility | 90 | 100 | 95 (95) |
Importance of traditional practices of rangeland resource use and conservation | 46 | 80 | 63 (63) |
Development interventions were not participatory | 80 | 88 | 84 (84) |
Development interventions were less successful than customary institutions | 78 | 90 | 84 (84) |
Development interventions were not compatible with pastoralists support interest | 94 | 82 | 88 (88) |