Title:

Farmer-wildlife conflicts in rural areas of eastern Zambia

Publication Year:
2018
Abstract:

Agricultural production of smallholder farmers can be significantly impacted by wildlife activity. In this study, we describe the forms of crop damages in the Lumimba Game Management Area in Lundazi District, Eastern Province of Zambia. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to 131 randomly selected respondents. Crop damages are most frequent close to protected areas and decrease with increasing distances from these areas. As people invade habitats originally reserved for wildlife in order to cultivate food crops to support the growing human population, farmer-wildlife conflicts are likely to occur. Apart from conflicts over crops, local farmers illegally kill wild animals for bushmeat for economic reasons. A combination of countermeasures against crop damages may be effective at the farm level.

Publication Title:

Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions

Place:
Göttingen and Windhoek
Editor:
Revermann R, Krewenka KM, Schmiedel U, Olwoch JM, Helmschrot J, Jürgens N
Publisher:
Klaus Hess Publishers
Series Title:
Biodiversity and Ecology
Series Number:
6
Pages:
251-156
Item Type:
Book or Magazine Section
Language:
en