Geography of rural land tenure
Sylvain Kouame Koffi, Yao Jean-Aime Assue
Geography of rural land tenure
Sylvain Kouame Koffi, Yao Jean-Aime Assue
The issue of land conflicts linked to cashew nut cultivation is currently at the heart of debates in Cote d'Ivoire. Introduced into Ivorian agriculture in 1960, cashew acreage is growing rapidly, particularly in the country's central and northern regions. Indeed, the Bodokro sub-prefecture is one of the localities where this crop is booming, with an estimated area of 4,725.27 ha in 2021. This dynamic can be explained by favorable natural and human conditions. However, this crop, which is supposed to reduce poverty levels in the Bodokro sub-prefecture, is a source of various land conflicts between the different stakeholders. The aim of this study is to analyze the emergence of land conflicts surrounding the growth of cashew nut cultivation in the Bodokro sub-prefecture. To carry out this study, the methodology involved field observation and interviews with administrative and customary authorities. A questionnaire survey addressed to a sample of 307 farmers in ten villages of the Sous-prefecture. In addition, the results of the research show that the interest
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