MOBILE PASTORALISM AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AMONG RURAL FULANI COMMUNITIES IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorOlawepo, Raphael Abiodun
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-30T12:42:33Z
dc.date.available2023-05-30T12:42:33Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis study makes a spatial analysis of mobile pastoralism and socioeconomic problems among rural Fulani communities in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study assesses the socioeconomic characteristics of mobile pastoralists; identify the length of stay of mobile pastoralists in their host communities and identify socioeconomic problems confronting Fulani herdsmen in their economic activities. A multistage sampling technique was employed to sample 740 Fulani herdsmen from twenty Fulani settlements and from four adjoining villages. Descriptive statistical techniques such as tables cross tabulations, percentages and graphs were employed to analyze the demographic characteristics of the pastoralists, length of stay in their host communities and other sources of income. Matrix scoring was used to rank the socioeconomic problems identified. The results revealed that the mean average age of sampled respondents was 44.8years, 83.8% married and average household size of 11people. Dwindling pasture, land degradation and drought were the most pressing socioeconomic problems identified. The study concludes by recommending adult education for the Fulani pastoralists as this will assist in enhancing and improving the socio-economic life of the mobile pastoralistsen_US
dc.identifier.issn221-1273
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/10871
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAnalele Universităţii din Oradea, Seria Geografieen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesvolume 31;NUMBER 2
dc.subjectcattle rearers, rural communities, pastoralists and socio-economic problemsen_US
dc.titleMOBILE PASTORALISM AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AMONG RURAL FULANI COMMUNITIES IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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