Development Policy ReviewVolume 2, Issue 2 p. 217-233 Settlement Schemes for Herders in the Subhumid Tropics of West Africa: Issues of Land Rights and Ethnicity Clare Oxby, Clare Oxby Research Officer, ODI. This article is based on two pieces of work carried out for the Animal Production and Health Division, FAO, in the context of its Programme for the Control of African Animal Trypanosomiasis and Related Development: firstly, a study of social aspects of the settlement of pastoral nomadic communities within the subhumid savannahs, arising out of visits to Upper Volta and Nigeria between October and December 1981 (FAO Report No. W/Q0273 in English and No. W/Q2806 in French); secondly, the Report of a Preparatory Assistance Mission to the Mano River Union, resulting from visits to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea in May and June 1982 with other members of a multidisciplinary team (FAO Report No. M/Q3845/E/9.83/1/100).Search for more papers by this author Clare Oxby, Clare Oxby Research Officer, ODI. This article is based on two pieces of work carried out for the Animal Production and Health Division, FAO, in the context of its Programme for the Control of African Animal Trypanosomiasis and Related Development: firstly, a study of social aspects of the settlement of pastoral nomadic communities within the subhumid savannahs, arising out of visits to Upper Volta and Nigeria between October and December 1981 (FAO Report No. W/Q0273 in English and No. W/Q2806 in French); secondly, the Report of a Preparatory Assistance Mission to the Mano River Union, resulting from visits to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea in May and June 1982 with other members of a multidisciplinary team (FAO Report No. M/Q3845/E/9.83/1/100).Search for more papers by this author First published: November 1984 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7679.1984.tb00354.xCitations: 7 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume2, Issue2November 1984Pages 217-233 RelatedInformation