Addressing Land Conflict between Farmers and Pastoralists in Tanzania

Abstract

This paper addresses the problem of land conflict between farmers and pastoralists in Tanzania. The nature of the conflict between the two cultural groups are absence of clear land boundary and the traditional practice carried out by the pastoralists in raising their livestock which is moving from one place to another for pasture.The paper analyzed the persistence of land conflict between the farmers and pastoralists in Tanzania; studied the land policy reform and how applicable on resolving the land conflict between the famers and pastoralists in Tanzania, and suggested the way forward to curb with the withering problem of farmers and pastoralists land conflict in Tanzania. The findings revealed that growing land scarcity, drought, weak policy implementation are the main reasons to the persistence of land conflict in Tanzania. As for policy implication, to end the persistence of land conflict problem, Tanzania land policy should include grounded practice, total inclusiveness and bottom-up approach and henceforth enhance effective implementation.