Abstract: This paper explores the life of traditional pastoral Karrayu during the imperial and Derg regime (1931-1991). The traditional Karrayu pastoral production system bases on seasonal herd mobility, changing herd compositions and traditional institutions of mutual help used to maintain the sustainability the system both ecologically and economically for centuries. Methodologically, the paper uses data from secondary sources. For this study, document analysis methodology was employed. More than ten major literature were consulted and analyzed their similarity and difference to investigate state intervention and its consequences on the life of the traditional pastoral Karrayu. As an investigation of the major sources for the study of state marginalization of the pastoralist Karrayu, this paper will help policy makers and intellectuals to embark on further studies on issues in Ethiopia and the whole of Africa in general.
The findings of this study show that the ill-conceived agricultural developmental policies persuaded by the imperial and the Derge regime that aimed at the establishment of large scale commercial farms in the Awash valley and the refusal to recognize the land rights of the Karrayu have had severe impact on the Karrayu and their production system. It disrupts of the Karrayu traditional social and resource utilization managements that evolved through centuries of adaptation to the ecosystems.
Keywords: Ethiopia, State, Karrayu, Pastoralism, Marginalization.
Title: Marginalization of Pastoralists in Ethiopia: A Case Study of the Karrayu People
Author: Ayele Tariku,Meshesha
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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