Do you all understand the project concept and The agencies and consultants coming for different Community benefit? related studies have explained that the project is to improve the way farming is practiced, introduce staple crop processing, bring employment to women and youths, and improve farmers opportunities Has there been conflicts relating to the land No Community where SCPZ is being sited Who owns part or all of the land for SCPZ? The land belongs to Alape which is made up of 3 Oba of Odo-Ape & related communities (Agbadu, Odo-Ape and Ape) community How do people acquire land? Individuals who want to acquire land go to the head Oba of Odo-Ape of the particular community where he/she wants to acquire land. Each community has a land committee under the village head. They are responsible for guiding him/her on customary obligations to be fulfilled to acquire land Are there local mechanism s for settling land Land disputes have hardly occurred. However, the community disputes? traditional council has the mandate to settle any civil dispute including land conflict matters Do individuals own or inherit land in your All lands belong to the community Oba of Odo-Ape & community community Do have right to own farms? Yes Elders, Women & community Do women have equal rights as men in Yes Elders, & agricultural participation and community community decision makings? How much is a plot of land? No specific price. It depends on what is agreed Oba of Odo-Ape & between the community and the party interested in community land lease What is the population of the 3 project Agbadu: 50,000, Odo-Ape: 30,000 and Ape: Oba of Odo-Ape & affected communities? 30,000 community What are the key means of livelihood in this 100% of the people practice farming. activities Community community? are trading and hunting. Means of transportation/movement Car, motor-cycle and by foot (trekking) Community What are the of cooperative societies in Women farmers association and youth farmers Community the locality? association Are there herdsmen? Yes, but mainly Fulani migrant herdsmen. Community In what way do the herders rear their cattle to The few herdsmen who are from the community community avoid destruction of public crops and assets? practice enclosed cattle rearing which implies control to cattle movement. Where the problem lies
Do you all understand the project concept and benefit? The agencies and consultants coming for different related studies have explained that the project is to improve the way farming is practiced, introduce staple crop processing, bring employment to women and youths, and improve farmers opportunities Community Has there been conflicts relating to the land where SCPZ is being sited No Community Who owns part or all of the land for SCPZ? The land belongs to Alape which is made up of 3 related communities (Agbadu, Odo-Ape and Ape) Oba of Odo-Ape & community How do people acquire land? Individuals who want to acquire land go to the head of the particular community where he/she wants to acquire land. Each community has a land committee under the village head. They are responsible for guiding him/her on customary obligations to be fulfilled to acquire land Oba of Odo-Ape Are there local mechanism s for settling land disputes? Land disputes have hardly occurred. However, the traditional council has the mandate to settle any civil dispute including land conflict matters community Do individuals own or inherit land in your community All lands belong to the community Oba of Odo-Ape & community Do have right to own farms? Yes Elders, Women & community Do women have equal rights as men in agricultural participation and community decision makings? Yes Elders, & community How much is a plot of land? No specific price. It depends on what is agreed between the community and the party interested in land lease Oba of Odo-Ape & community What is the population of the 3 project affected communities? Agbadu: 50,000, Odo-Ape: 30,000 and Ape: 30,000 Oba of Odo-Ape & community What are the key means of livelihood in this community? 100% of the people practice farming. activities are trading and hunting. Community Means of transportation/movement Car, motor-cycle and by foot (trekking) Community What are the of cooperative societies in the locality? Women farmers association and youth farmers association Community Are there herdsmen? Yes, but mainly Fulani migrant herdsmen. Community In what way do the herders rear their cattle to avoid destruction of public crops and assets? The few herdsmen who are from the community practice enclosed cattle rearing which implies control to cattle movement. Where the problem lies community