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owners, who are considered as heads of househoids. Deegan
populations vary from a few hundred to 5,000.
Yhe number of animals par family range from 20 to over 350,
with roughly ten times the number of goats and sheq to cattle
and camels. An average family owns nearly 300 goats and sheep,
25 camels and 14 cattle. Populations of deeqans fluctuate
seasonally and tend to concentrate around the few water points
that contain water at the height of the dry season.
Consequently, conflicts often ariss aver the use of water and
grazing areas Curing this tine.
CGDP Drilling
At present there are fax wells constructed by the CGDP
operating with diesel pumps, none of which have completed civil
works. Water must be pumped into depressions in the ground near
to the wells to allow animals xo drink. The pumps must operate
for long periods to provide enough water fox animals. Three
hand pumps have been installed at other wezl sites, and another
three we115 are awaiting pumps.
A trend towzrd agro-pastoralism has emerged, following
recent vell constructfan, whereby families stake claims within a
6 kilometer raeius around a we13 site. Fences are erected to
protect these areas, in which cowpeas are c~ltivatad in the wet
season, and animals are pastured in the dry season. Families
with enclosed areas can provide themsaLves with incomes from
zoweas, and forage for their animals in the dry season. Those
who have not made any claixas are forced to walk their animals
great distances through the fenced areas to the well site, and
then back out to pasture beyond tb-- fenced land. This system is
a source of conflicts, beczusc -e provides ursqyal access to
water and grazing. It is the p