Migration, the State and Competition for Land in Southern Chad

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Migration, the State and Health Transition in Southern Chad

Faculty: Lori Leonard, School of Public Health Department of Health, Behavior, and Society and Siba Grovogui, JHU Department of Political Science.

Description: This project explores the migratory movements of pastoral populations as an important source of land pressure, political conflict, and food shortage in southern Chad. The aims of the project are:

to describe migratory and settlement patterns of pastoral populations in Chad over time;
to assess the nature and frequency of disputes between farmers and pastoral populations in the southern oil-producing region of Chad;
to examine how the state has shaped the problem of regional food security through its responses to this form of intra-communal conflict; and
to assess the impact of pastoral migration on agricultural production practices, household food security, and dietary diversity.

In the summer of 2007, the investigators conducted an assessment of the feasibility of collecting biological samples from household members in the existing study in Chad as a means of tracking shifts in patterns of specific diseases or conditions over time and of establishing expected prevalence rates of conditions such as anemia in different sub-populations (e.g., children, women of reproductive age). The project was a success and should contribute to the investigators’ ability to seek funding from NIH.

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Last Updated: December 2007