Colin Jean-Philippe, Kouamé G., Soro D. (2007). Outside the autochton-migrant configuration : access to land, land conflicts and inter-ethnic relationships in a former pioneer area of lower Côte d'Ivoire. Journal of Modern African Studies, 45 (1), p. 33-59. ISSN 0022-278X.
Titre du document
Outside the autochton-migrant configuration : access to land, land conflicts and inter-ethnic relationships in a former pioneer area of lower Côte d'Ivoire
Journal of Modern African Studies, 2007,
45 (1), p. 33-59 ISSN 0022-278X
This paper discusses land issues in a specific Ivorian context: that of a former no man's land located in lower Côte d'Ivoire. In this region, one does not find the autochthon-migrant dichotomy that generally structures the land issue in southern Côte d'Ivoire. This situation therefore offers an opportunity to document the conditions of access to land and inter-ethnic relationships in a situation characterised by the lack of autochthonous stakeholders. In this context, land rights and land transfers have been moulded by the interplay between migration flows, the dynamics of the smallholder plantation economy, and the rise of land markets. The picture that results is a patchwork, in terms of ethnic land control, where land rights are quite secure. The crucial land issue arises from the active land lease market, with a large acreage of land rented out to Burkinabè pineapple producers - again, without major conflicts. This situation is contrasted with the neighbouring Abouré country, where a conflict over tenancy practices arose in 2001.
Plan de classement
Milieu rural, sociologie rurale, systèmes agraires, foncier rural [098RURAL1]
Descripteurs
FONCIER RURAL ; GESTION FONCIERE ; ACCES A LA TERRE ; PROPRIETE FONCIERE ; CONFLIT FONCIER ; DROIT FONCIER ; FLUX MIGRATOIRE ; IMMIGRE ; METAYAGE ; ECONOMIE DE PLANTATION ; PETITE PROPRIETE ; PRODUCTION AGRICOLE ; RELATIONS AUTOCHTONES ALLOCHTONES ; RELATIONS INTERETHNIQUES ; MARCHE FONCIER ; TRANSFERT FONCIER
