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Landscape, time and cultural resilience: a brief history of agriculture in Pokot and Marakwet, Kenya

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  • Matthew I. J. Davies
  • Henrietta L. Moore

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The Marakwet and Pokot communities of northwest Kenya are keen farmers, known notably for their creation of extensive pre-colonial irrigation networks. Over the last century both communities have been subjected to a range of external agricultural interventions but Marakwet and Pokot farming remains largely based on practices with a deeper history. We argue, however, that this continuity through time also masks smaller-scale innovations, movements and changes that attest to a dynamic, yet hidden ‘cultural resilience' spanning several centuries. We explore this deeper history through a range of archaeological, ethnographic and historical data and use this analysis to re-think the various agricultural narratives and interventions previously employed in the region.

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  • Matthew I. J. Davies & Henrietta L. Moore, 2016. "Landscape, time and cultural resilience: a brief history of agriculture in Pokot and Marakwet, Kenya," Journal of Eastern African Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(1), pages 67-87, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjeaxx:v:10:y:2016:i:1:p:67-87
    DOI: 10.1080/17531055.2015.1134417
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    1. Enrico Pomatto & Paola Gullino & Silvia Novelli & Marco Devecchi & Federica Larcher, 2023. "Landscape Strategies for Terraced Landscapes in the European Alpine Region Using a Mixed-Method Analysis Tool," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-21, June.

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