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Abstract
The paper analyses factors influencing rangeland enclosure practices among groups of
herders in eastern Ethiopia. The study employed logistic and linear regressions to
identify the determinants. Linear regression results show that the labor endowment of a household has a positive influence on households’ decision to enclose. Greater
network density and membership in different social organizations produce disincentives.
Livestock ownership and membership as a resident in a village have a positive effect
on the area fenced. The logit model shows that wealth and ownership of private water
points positively determine range enclosure. However, there is no positive linear
relationship between labor endowment and area fenced. In addition, land allocated to
crop farming has a negative influence, rejecting the hypothesis that herders’ intention is primarily to cultivate the enclosed land.