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    Farmers-Herdsmen Conflict and its Implication on Food Security in Kwara State
    (CENTRE FOR PEACE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, 2016) IDOWU, SAMUEL ABIDEMI
    The reoccurring conflict between herdsmen and farmers has been a major challenge to food security in Nigeria. This study examined the implications of farmers-herdsmen conflict on food production in Kwara State. The specific objectives of the paper were to identify and analyze the causes of conflict between herdsmen and farmers in Kwara State; examine the impacts of conflict on food production in the state; assess the implications of the conflict on food security in the state; and suggest some recommendations for improved productivity in the state. The study adopted a mixed method as it relied on primary and secondary data. The research sample consisted of twelve farmers and six herdsmen, selected in the three LGAs of Kwara State using a snowball sampling technique. The findings from the paper revealed that land resources, mischiefs, grazing animals by under-aged children, influx of foreign herdsmen are the major causes of conflict between farmers and herdsmen in Kwara State.