TABLE OF CONTENT
Table of Contents i
List of Table ii
Abbreviations iii
Abstract iv
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
- Background of the Study 1
- Statement of the Problem 6
- Objectives of the Study 9
- Significance of the Study 9
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. The Herders/Farmers Relationship and Food Production in Nigeria 11
2.2. The Incessant Herders/Farmers Conflict and Sustainable National Development in Nigeria 23
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1. Theoretical Framework 31
3.2. Hypotheses 35
3.3. Research Design 35
3.4. Methods of Data Collection 37
3.5. Methods of Data Analysis 38
3.6. Logical Data Framework 40
CHAPTER FOUR: THE CONFLICTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HERDERS, CROP FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA
4.1. The Destruction of Crops by Cattle in the Course of Pasturing and Low Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria. 47
4.2. The Impact of the Herders/Farmers Conflict on the Cost of Food in Nigeria. 63
CHAPTER FIVE: HERDERS/FARMERS CONFLICT AND SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
5.1. The Implication of the Herders-Farmers Clashes on Agricultural Revenue in Nigeria. 76
5.2. Herdsmen-Farmers Conflict and Loss of Human Capital in Nigeria. 89
5.2.1. Implications of the Conflict on the Nigerian Federation. 99
CHAPTER SIX: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
6.1. Summary 102
6.2. Conclusion 106
6.3. Recommendations 107
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Logical Data Framework 40
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
CBN: Central Bank of Nigeria
FAO: Food and Agricultural Organisation
GDP: Gross Domestic Product
NBS: National Bureau of Statistics
SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals
UN: United Nations
UNDP: United Nations Development Programme
ABSTRACT
Nigeria is a nation with enormous agricultural potentials. However, the incessant Fulani Herdsmen and Farmers conflict among others results to low agricultural productivity, food scarcity, and low derivation of revenue from agriculture as well as loss of lives and properties. This study therefore examined the impact of the herders/farmers conflict in Nigeria and its attendant effects on the country’s quest to achieve sustainable national development. Against this backdrop, the study explored the relationship between herdsmen and crop farmers in different agrarian communities in Nigeria, the attacks and counter-attacks between the two farming groups and its impact on the economic and political development of the country. Utilizing the eco-violence theory as well as adopting the time series research design, the study hinged on secondary data generated and analyzed by documentary method and content analysis respectively. The study discovered that the herders/farmers conflict in Nigeria has in no small measure contributed to the poor performance of the agricultural sector in Nigeria unlike during the colonial and early post-colonial periods when agriculture was the mainstay of the Nigerian economy. The study, however, maintained that serious efforts must be made to establish a cordial relationship between herders and crop farmers as well as the adoption of modern cattle rearing mechanism which will reduce the rate of nomadic rearing of cattle in Nigeria.
Keywords: Fulani herders, farmers, conflict, sustainable national development, Nigerian state.
