The impact of land use conflicts on agricultural production; A case study of Kilosa District Morogoro Region.

Luanda, Hashim Said (2020) The impact of land use conflicts on agricultural production; A case study of Kilosa District Morogoro Region. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study focused on the impact of land use conflict on agricultural production in Tanzania, using Kilosa District as a case study. The study sought to address three objectives which were to determine the status of land ownership in Kilosa District, to examine causes of land use conflicts in Kilosa District to examine the effect of land use conflict on agricultural production in Kilosa District and to evaluate measures to address land use conflicts in Kilosa District. A cross-sectional research design was adopted using simple random sampling technique to select wards and villages that are homes of farmers and pastoralists. A total sample size of 159 respondents was drawn where only 142 respondents were used in data analysis while the remaining terminated the interview midway, thus was not included during analysis. Data were mainly collected using the interviews, observation and questionnaire survey. Statistical package for social science and excel programs were used in analyzing the data. Findings show that food insecurity, hunger and poverty are the major impacts of land use conflicts on agricultural production in the study area. Moreover, the study found that the conflict between farmers and pastoralists are due to competition for fertile land, poor land laws and regulation enforcement, population growth and land ownership. Based on the findings recommendation; there might be ratification and enforcement of land laws and by laws in Kilosa district level. This will guarantee the rights of the people and anyone who contravenes with them is punished. Pastoralists and farmers should be given education on effects of conflict that results to food insecurity, hunger and poverty. They should find amicable ways of solving land conflicts instead of fighting. Keywords: Farmers, Land use, Land use conflicts, Pastoralism, Kilosa.

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