Abstract: The study examined the response of local communities to open cattle grazing in Niger-Delta, Nigeria. The research was conducted in three study areas namely Rivers, Abia and Imo State. Surveys were used to incorporate the views of the respondents. Data were statistically analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics and simple descriptive statistical tools. Results from the study shows that the majority (64.77%) of the study participants were males with 35.23% females making up for 298 participants that undertook the survey. 32.21% participants were within the age grade of 26-35 years which constituted the majority. Over 50% of the respondents that participated in the survey had obtained at least a tertiary education. Majority (48.99%) of the participants were engaged in one form of business/ or trade. Responses showed that herders activities (87.9%) were noticed in all study areas and land fertility (96.3%) is the most affected by open cattle grazing. Major causes of open cattle grazing were identified to be illiteracy (48.9%), followed by beliefs (44.6%). About 62.1% of the respondents reacted that the do not foresee continuous open cattle grazing in the future. Ranching and building of kaals were recommended to arrest the herders-farmer crisis in Nigeria.
Keywords: Open Cattle Grazing, Local Communities, Response, Niger-Delta.
Title: Response of Local Communities to Open Cattle Grazing in Niger Delta, Nigeria
Author: Francis, Emmanuel, Adesope, O. Martins, Obute, C. Gordian
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
Vol. 10, Issue 4, October 2022 - December 2022
Page No: 1-11
Research Publish Journals
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Published Date: 08-October-2022
