Abstract: The research examined the cause and effect of Farmers-Herdsmen Conflict in the North Central Region of Nigeria. It was conducted with the used of quantitative research methodology. Closed ended questionnaire was administered on 60 respondents systematically chosen from the 6 states that make up the Central Region of Nigeria. Primary data collected through this procedure was analyzed using the Positive Correlation Analysis. Desert encroachment, competition for land usage and encroachment on farming and grazing sites as several studies discovered are responsible for the conflict. But this research found out that state failure, poor local governance and ineffective mechanisms for conflict resolution and management among others are the major causes of the conflict. Effects of the conflict as the Researchers also found out include the loss of lives and properties as well as the growing cases of humanitarian crises are part of the major effects of the conflict. The Researchers recommended that, adequate state attention to security condition and situation in the region, good local governance at the community level, and establishment of effective mechanism for conflict resolution and management are necessary solution to Farmers-Herdsmen Conflict in the North Central Region of Nigeria.
Keywords: Conflict, Farmers, Herdsmen, North Central, Region.
Title: Farmers-Herdsmen Conflict in the North Central Region of Nigeria (An Analysis of Cause and Effect)
Author: Ibrahim Baba, Chaminda Abeysinghe
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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