Abstract

This project will study the problem of development in the sparsely populated Northeast region of the Ivory Coast, an economically poor area inhabited by both nomadic peoples and farmers. Land settlement patterns, land use, the social structures, economic behaviour and problems between ethnic groups will be studied. Surveys of villages and households will be conducted to gather data on social, economic and cultural aspects of life in the Northeast, especially in light of the differences between the ethnic groups which lives in the savanna and the forest. The final purpose of this project is to provide training experience for young social scientists who will carry out and analyse the field studies. The results will be presented at a seminar and then reported to local government agencies.

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