CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 EXISTING LAND USE, LAND RESOURCES AND SOCIAL FACILITIES

4.1 Tenure system
4.1.1 Land ownership
4.1.2 Access to land
4.2 Settlement and houses
4.2.1 Settlement areas
4.2.2 Types of houses
4.2.3 Construction materials
4.2.4 Access of construction materials
4.3 Community facilities and infrastructure
4.3.1 Education
Manginda village have one primary school which are found within the village called Manginda
primary school.
4.3.2 Health
4.3.3 Road infrastructure
4.3.4 Communication
4.3.6 Social facilities
4.4 Agriculture
4.4.1 Crops production
The major crops grown in the village include maize, sorghum, pearl millets, beans, cow peas,
pigeon peas, groundnuts, cassava, sweet potatoes. Cash crops include sunflower, onion, finger
millet, yellow peas, coriander and newly introduced crops such as cashew nut and soya beans.
4.4.2 Farming system
4.4.3 Agricultural calendar
4.4.4 Crops storage
4.4.5 Challenge facing agriculture
 Conflicts between farmers and pastoralists
 Deforestation
  adequate rainfall something which makes farmers to earn or harvest small quantity of
crops.
 Inadequate of agricultural extension officers
 Shortage of agricultural implements as well as application of local tools like hand holes
in production

4.5 Livestock keeping

nomadic pastoralist takes place whereby animals go outside the homestead and graze and in the
evening, they return back home. Examples of animal kept in the village include cattle, goats,
sheep, pigs, and poultry.

4.5.1 Number of livestock

Types of livestock Number

Cattle
Goats
Sheep
Chicken
Pig
Dogs
Cats
Ducks
Pigeon
Total Livestock in Manginda village

4.5.2 Types of livestock

4.5.3 Livestock extension service
4.5.4 Livestock projection period of 10 years
4.5.5 Livestock disease
4.5.6 Challenges and problems of livestock
 Failure of livestock keepers to adopt new technology of keeping animals
 Shortage of extension officers
 Shortage of grazing areas
 Existence of tsetse flies which tend to endanger animal’s lives

4.6 Transport and communication

 4.6.1 Road network classification

4.6.2 Road network condition

4.6.3 Road network connectivity

4.6.4 Communication

4.7 Natural resources

4.7.1 Water resources
4.7.2 Forestry
4.7.3 Fishing
4.8 Summary of existing land uses