Farmers-Herdsmen Conflict and its Implication on Food Security in Kwara State

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dc.contributor.authorIDOWU, SAMUEL ABIDEMI
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-28T14:00:55Z
dc.date.available2023-03-28T14:00:55Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2360-9435
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/8854
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCENTRE FOR PEACE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF ILORINen_US
dc.subjectFarmers, Herdsmen, Conflict, Food securityen_US
dc.titleFarmers-Herdsmen Conflict and its Implication on Food Security in Kwara Stateen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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