LAND USE CONFLICT BETWEEN FARMERS AND HERDSMEN – IMPLICATION FOR WHEAT PRODUCTION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA. Abstract uri icon

abstract

  • Farmers and Herdsmen are having a lot of conflict in areas of land matter. This is due to the inadequacy of grazing resources and the effect of this is noted on the household welfare, loss of material resources, Agricultural produce and reduce income. This presentation study the different conflict, the effect on wheat production , distribution and marketing, suggest ways of ending such, as creating awareness of land use regulations among farmers and herdsmen’s, provision of grazing land, extension services to teach farmers and herdsmen on conflict coping mechanisms, educating the farmers and herdsmen’s for peaceful co-existence an mutual benefit, viable NGOs on farmers-herdsmen conflict management, especially in areas of awareness, education prevention, support livestock- centered live hoods including cattle herding, and conflict mitigation. Finally conflict management framework is required to curb the danger posed by farmer – herdsmen conflict and traditional and local leaders should be well involved in finding solutions to farmer herdsmen.

publication date

  • July 2019