Agricultural land near large cities is undergoing unprecedented changes across the world. The land resources suitable for agriculture in Nzila village, in the commune of Bimbo near the city of Bangui are no exception. The objective of this study is to analyze the transition that agricultural land is undergoing in the Nzila village in the face of the phenomenon of urbanization. It makes it possible to diagnose the causes and consequences of this transformation on the food security of rural and urban populations. Analytical and descriptive methods are used to carry out this study. A survey of 60 people based on a series of interviews and questionnaires made it possible to collect the field data contained in this work. According to this survey, 78.33% of people recognize that agricultural land in Nzila has undergone a transition due to urbanization. In 2008, this agricultural area was selected for the establishment of industries. This project came to fruition in 2010 with the construction of a cement plant in Nzila by an Indian company. This cement plant occupies a large part of the 10 hectares to the detriment of the first occupants of the area. The subdivision of the entire Laurent-Bois sector in 2012, by the land registry services, took place in plantations of cassava, yams and plantains, and corn, leading to uprisings among the victims. Farmers are forced to free up this agricultural space to cross beyond 1 kilometer, to the Trandia village opposite to cultivate, while the others have left 54 km away due to the transformation of the village into an industrial zone. The anarchic occupation of land for the construction of housing has negative effects on peri-urban agricultural land, that is to say without notice from the land registry services or town planning services following the urbanization of the certain peripheral districts of Bangui. This situation will push farmers to seek or move very far from the city in search of agricultural land. The State is involved in the disappearance of peri-urban agricultural land south of the city of Bangui through its subdivisions. He expropriates farmers from their agricultural land by forcing them to go 30 km, very far, to make way for him. In the Central African Republic, the State has the power to expropriate and evict a natural or legal person from land.
| Published in | Science Research (Volume 12, Issue 5) |
| DOI | 10.11648/j.sr.20241205.11 |
| Page(s) | 97-108 |
| Creative Commons |
This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Copyright |
Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Science Publishing Group |
Transition, Land, Agriculture, Urbanization
| [1] | BOURGUIGNON C. 2017, Vie des sols agricoles: combat de BOURGUIGNON, Université de Lausanne. |
| [2] | COLIN J. P, 2017, Emergence et dynamique des marchés fonciers ruraux en Afrique Sub-saharienne, les cahiers du pole foncier, No 18 / 125 pages. |
| [3] | GONITOUA L. 2020, Foncier agricole périurbain au Sud de la ville de Bangui, mémoire de master 2 en géographie, Université de Bangui, Bangui, 113 pages. |
| [4] | GROUPE DE RECHERCHE POSTER, Sociétés et espaces africains: mutations, défis et perspectives, colloque international pluridisciplinaire, groupe de recherche Poster, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé (Daloa- Cote –d’Ivoire), 18 pages. |
| [5] | HENRY N. 2017, L’effacement progressif de terrains agricoles dans le périurbain Toulousain. L’exemple de la commune de Verfeil, Mémoire de Master 2, Toulouse, 83 pages. |
| [6] | MADJEREM B. NGANA F. 2006, L’agriculture périurbaine à l’Ouest de la ville de Bangui en Centrafrique, mémoire de Maitrise en géographie, Université de Bangui, 108 pages. |
| [7] | MAUD Balestrat, 2011, Système d’indicateurs specializes pour la gouvernance territorial: application à l’occupation des sols en zone périurbaines languedocienne, Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier (these de doctorat de géographie), 402 pages. |
| [8] | MAYTE Banzo et al. 2003, Structures vertes et mise en cohérence de la périphérie métropolitaine de Lisbonne, Sud-Ouest Européenn, n°24. |
| [9] | MBETID BESSANE E. 2014, Modélisation et estimation de la valeur de la terre agricole dans la zone périurbaine de Bangui en Centrafrique, Laboratoire d’Economie Rurale et de Sécurité Alimentaire, Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion, Université de Bangui, Centrafrique, 9 pages. |
| [10] | MERLET M. 2013, Les accaparements des terres dans le monde: Une menace pour tous, Paris, n°220, 95 à 104 pages. |
| [11] | MOUSSA Djiré et WAMBO A. 2011, Investissements et régulation des transactions foncières de grande envergure en Afrique de l’Ouest, Afrique de l’Ouest, 70 pages. |
| [12] | NGANA F. et al, 2009, Transformations foncières dans les espaces périurbains en Afrique Centrale Soudanienne, Garoua, 10 pages. |
| [13] | NGANA F. Privatization of Community and Cultural Land in the Gbago Village in the Central African Republic, Asian. Jour. Social. Scie. Mgmt. Tech. 2022; 4(5): 89-102 pp. |
| [14] | OUESSEBANGA A. M. 2009, Etude par Télédétection et Système d’Information Géographique de l’Extension de la ville de Bangui et de son influence sur le paysage périurbain, thèse de Doctorat Géographie, Université Paris DIDEROT- Paris 7, 251 pages. |
| [15] | PERRIN C. 2013, Le foncier agricole dans les plans d’urbanisme: Le rôle des configurations d’acteurs dans la production du droit, Géo carrefour, Lyon, volume 88 - 3, 13 pages. |
| [16] | PLATEAU J. P. 1998, Une analyse des theories évolutionnistes des droits de terres, quelles politiques foncières pour l’Afrique rurale? Reconcilierpratique, légétimité et l’égalité, Khartala, Paris, 123-129 pp. |
| [17] | THIERY B. 2020, Transformation de l’agriculture en Afrique de l’Ouest, défis et opportunité 2030-2050-2063, synthèse des études organisées par le Hub FIDA, Afrique de l’Ouest, 2020, 74 pages. |
APA Style
Gonitoua, L. J., Ngana, F. (2024). The Transition from Agricultural Land to Nzila Village in the Commune of Bimbo in Bangui in the Central African Republic. Science Research, 12(5), 97-108. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sr.20241205.11
ACS Style
Gonitoua, L. J.; Ngana, F. The Transition from Agricultural Land to Nzila Village in the Commune of Bimbo in Bangui in the Central African Republic. Sci. Res. 2024, 12(5), 97-108. doi: 10.11648/j.sr.20241205.11
AMA Style
Gonitoua LJ, Ngana F. The Transition from Agricultural Land to Nzila Village in the Commune of Bimbo in Bangui in the Central African Republic. Sci Res. 2024;12(5):97-108. doi: 10.11648/j.sr.20241205.11
Share This Article
Twitter
Linked In
Facebook
Copy
Download@article{10.11648/j.sr.20241205.11,
author = {Line Jessica Gonitoua and Felix Ngana},
title = {The Transition from Agricultural Land to Nzila Village in the Commune of Bimbo in Bangui in the Central African Republic
},
journal = {Science Research},
volume = {12},
number = {5},
pages = {97-108},
doi = {10.11648/j.sr.20241205.11},
url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sr.20241205.11},
eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.sr.20241205.11},
abstract = {Agricultural land near large cities is undergoing unprecedented changes across the world. The land resources suitable for agriculture in Nzila village, in the commune of Bimbo near the city of Bangui are no exception. The objective of this study is to analyze the transition that agricultural land is undergoing in the Nzila village in the face of the phenomenon of urbanization. It makes it possible to diagnose the causes and consequences of this transformation on the food security of rural and urban populations. Analytical and descriptive methods are used to carry out this study. A survey of 60 people based on a series of interviews and questionnaires made it possible to collect the field data contained in this work. According to this survey, 78.33% of people recognize that agricultural land in Nzila has undergone a transition due to urbanization. In 2008, this agricultural area was selected for the establishment of industries. This project came to fruition in 2010 with the construction of a cement plant in Nzila by an Indian company. This cement plant occupies a large part of the 10 hectares to the detriment of the first occupants of the area. The subdivision of the entire Laurent-Bois sector in 2012, by the land registry services, took place in plantations of cassava, yams and plantains, and corn, leading to uprisings among the victims. Farmers are forced to free up this agricultural space to cross beyond 1 kilometer, to the Trandia village opposite to cultivate, while the others have left 54 km away due to the transformation of the village into an industrial zone. The anarchic occupation of land for the construction of housing has negative effects on peri-urban agricultural land, that is to say without notice from the land registry services or town planning services following the urbanization of the certain peripheral districts of Bangui. This situation will push farmers to seek or move very far from the city in search of agricultural land. The State is involved in the disappearance of peri-urban agricultural land south of the city of Bangui through its subdivisions. He expropriates farmers from their agricultural land by forcing them to go 30 km, very far, to make way for him. In the Central African Republic, the State has the power to expropriate and evict a natural or legal person from land.
},
year = {2024}
}
TY - JOUR T1 - The Transition from Agricultural Land to Nzila Village in the Commune of Bimbo in Bangui in the Central African Republic AU - Line Jessica Gonitoua AU - Felix Ngana Y1 - 2024/09/26 PY - 2024 N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sr.20241205.11 DO - 10.11648/j.sr.20241205.11 T2 - Science Research JF - Science Research JO - Science Research SP - 97 EP - 108 PB - Science Publishing Group SN - 2329-0927 UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sr.20241205.11 AB - Agricultural land near large cities is undergoing unprecedented changes across the world. The land resources suitable for agriculture in Nzila village, in the commune of Bimbo near the city of Bangui are no exception. The objective of this study is to analyze the transition that agricultural land is undergoing in the Nzila village in the face of the phenomenon of urbanization. It makes it possible to diagnose the causes and consequences of this transformation on the food security of rural and urban populations. Analytical and descriptive methods are used to carry out this study. A survey of 60 people based on a series of interviews and questionnaires made it possible to collect the field data contained in this work. According to this survey, 78.33% of people recognize that agricultural land in Nzila has undergone a transition due to urbanization. In 2008, this agricultural area was selected for the establishment of industries. This project came to fruition in 2010 with the construction of a cement plant in Nzila by an Indian company. This cement plant occupies a large part of the 10 hectares to the detriment of the first occupants of the area. The subdivision of the entire Laurent-Bois sector in 2012, by the land registry services, took place in plantations of cassava, yams and plantains, and corn, leading to uprisings among the victims. Farmers are forced to free up this agricultural space to cross beyond 1 kilometer, to the Trandia village opposite to cultivate, while the others have left 54 km away due to the transformation of the village into an industrial zone. The anarchic occupation of land for the construction of housing has negative effects on peri-urban agricultural land, that is to say without notice from the land registry services or town planning services following the urbanization of the certain peripheral districts of Bangui. This situation will push farmers to seek or move very far from the city in search of agricultural land. The State is involved in the disappearance of peri-urban agricultural land south of the city of Bangui through its subdivisions. He expropriates farmers from their agricultural land by forcing them to go 30 km, very far, to make way for him. In the Central African Republic, the State has the power to expropriate and evict a natural or legal person from land. VL - 12 IS - 5 ER -
Departement of Geographie, University of Bangui, Bangui, Central African Republic
Departement of Geographie, University of Bangui, Bangui, Central African Republic
Information