Tanzania's government is set to deploy drones to speed up land mapping in rural areas in a bid to halt frequent, sometimes deadly clashes between farmers and cattle herders over land and scarce water resources. In 2014, local media reported repeated outbreaks of fighting over land in Tanzania's northern Manyara region, resulting in several deaths. More recently, farmers in the southwestern Morogoro region killed hundreds of cows, sheep and goats in February, accusing their owners of letting the animals trample on their crops. Aided by drones, more than 300,000 title deeds are expected to be issued in Ulanga, Kilombero and Malinyi districts in eastern Morogoro, under a project by the World Bank and a local parastatal, the Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH). ...
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