Assessment Of Farmer-Herder Conflict In Nigeria: An Explanation Of The Numan Federation Experience In Adamawa State

Abstract

This paper title “Assessment of farmer-herder conflict in Nigeria: An Explanation of the Numan Federation Experience,” Is set out to uncover the underlying factors that motivates conflict especially in Numan Federation amongst Farmers and Herders. Other studies reveal that, farmer herder conflict is becoming common as they don’t see eyeball. The main objective of this work is to measure the effects of farmer-herder conflict on food security and socio-economic lives of the people of the study area. Both primary and secondary sources data collection were used. The quantitative and qualitative methods of investigations were used too in generating the perspectives of the respondents on the causes of farmer-herders conflict, food security, consequences, security strategies in combating this challenges etc. The ANOVA tool was used to test the hypothesis which says that there is no significant differences in the causes of farmer-herder conflict in Adamawa State (Numan Federation) it was later accepted that there is no significant differences in the causes of conflict in the study area because its basically land and water. Recommendations suggest that creation of grazing areas for ranching and strict punishment measures for those responsible or kick starting the conflict will promote peaceful coexistence.