Economic Impacts of land-use Conflicts on Livelihoods. A case study of Pastoralists-farmer Conflicts in the Agogo Traditional Area of Ghana

Opoku, Patrick

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“…In addition, farmers who could not repay their loans may not be able to access further loan facilities and inability to pay school fees could invariably draw back educational status which is supposed to actually assist in reducing poverty in the area. This is in line with the study of Opoku [19] who reported farmer's inability to pay children's school fees, the deficiency he attributed to reduction in the income of the farming families. Another effect is displacement of farmers.…”

Section: Consequences Of Conflict On Crop Farmerssupporting

confidence: 86%

“…These variables have positive relationship, which means that conflict increases the above mentioned conditions of life and is as well exacerbated by these conditions. Similar studies also reported loss of a whole farm of standing crops, loss of human lives, and quality of relationship and material resources [18,19]. Reduction in output and income of crop farmers occur as a result of none expansion of farm land, indiscriminate bush burning and destruction of crops by cattle which lead to either partial or total loss of crops by the farmers.…”

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confidence: 81%

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The Effects of Farmers-Herders Conflict on Farming Households in Southern Taraba State, Nigeria

Dt¹,

Ym²,

Au³

et al. 2019

SARJAF

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Farmers-Herders conflict on the farming households of in southern Taraba State, Nigeria. The objective were to: describe the socioeconomic characteristics of crop farmers in southern Taraba State; ascertain the causes of conflict between farmers and herdsmen as perceived by crop farmers and ascertain the effects of the conflict on livelihood of farming households in southern Taraba State. Data were collected from 102 farming households using structured questionnaire, as respondents for the study. Multi-stage sampling was used for the study. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data collected. The results of the study shows that 61.8% of farmers were males, Majority (81.4%) of the farmers fell within 21-50 years with mean age of 41 years, majority (55.9%) were married with average household size of 11 persons. Majority of the farmers are predominantly small-scale farmers with average farm size of 2.82 ha, about 88.2% of the rural farmers had formal education. The major crops grown were cereals crops (47.1%), 73.5% of the respondents belonged to organizations with average annual income of farmers was N181, 050.52. The major perceived causes of conflicts by crop farmers in the study area was uncontrolled grazing and damage to crops by cattle (95.1%). The most severe consequences of conflicts were decrease in output and income of farmers (99.0%) and Loss of lives and injuries sustained (98.0%). It was concluded that Farmers-herders conflicts are destructive and have far reaching consequences on livelihoods farming household as well as rural development in Taraba State and Nigeria at large if left unchecked quickly. It was recommended that intensive system of grazing, through ranching should be introduced so that cattle's are restricted to a particular place and chances of future clashes foreclosed.

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Section: Consequences Of Conflict On Crop Farmersmentioning

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The Effects of Farmers-Herders Conflict on Farming Households in Southern Taraba State, Nigeria

Dt¹,

Ym²,

Au³

et al. 2019

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“…These land conflicts, apart from leading to loss of lives and food systems, they lead to migration of workforce out of the conflict areas disrupting agricultural activities (Uyang et al, 2013). In Ghana, land conflicts between Fulani Herdsmen and small holder farmers in Agogo area in the Ashanti Region has resulted in loss of lives including breadwinners of families, destruction of crops and reduction of agricultural production, reduced income and destruction of health service delivery (Opoku, 2015). According to Azechum(2017), conflicts which are mostly land related have had a toll in terms of lives lost, injuries to residents, destruction of property including loss of critical social and economic infrastructure (Azechum, 2017).…”

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Land Conflicts and Food Security in Africa: An Evidence From Dorimon in Ghana

Sabogu

Nassè

Osumanu

2020

Int. j. manag. entrep. res

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This study examined the implication of land conflicts on food security in the Dorimon Traditional Area of the Wa West District of Northern Ghana. The study used a phenomenological research design approach, employing both qualitative and quantitative methods in data collection and analysis. Primary data were sought from interviews with household heads, key informants and focus group discussions. Various methods were combined to sample a total of 221 respondents from eight communities and four institutions for the study. The study revealed the existence of numerous land conflicts in the area, prominent among them are the land boundary conflict between the Guse and Dontanga Clans, land ownership conflict between Guo-Nayiri and Guo-Katung Clans and that of land ownership conflict between Charile and Nyimbale communities. Other forms of land conflicts were user conflicts between neighbouring land users and some form of limited access due to discrimination against women and settlers. The main drivers of these land conflicts were greed and selfish interest by individuals, the lack of clear land boundaries between clans, rising population pressure and the weakening of traditional institutions. Meanwhile, the study revealed that 62 per cent of household in the Dorimon Traditional Area were food insecure. It was established that land conflicts affect food security negatively as it leads to low food production, loss of income, destruction of food systems, disruption of herbal health delivery and also depletion of food stalk as a result of sale of food staff in pursuit of conflicts. Customary system of conflict resolution is the most popular system of conflict resolution in the area. In order to improve on the efforts at managing land conflicts and also mitigating their effects on food security, it is recommended that; alternative source of livelihoods should be provided to the people, traditional institutions should be strengthened, land boundaries between clans or communities should clearly be defined, demarcated and documented and, also, there should be strong stakeholder collaboration in land administration.

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“…In addition, farmers who could not repay their loans may not be able to access further loan facilities. Opoku (2015) similarly reported farmer's inability to pay children's school fees, the deficiency he attributed to reduction in the income of the farming families. Inability to pay school fees could invariably draw back educational status which is supposed to actually assist in reducing poverty in the area.…”

Section: Causes Of Cattle Herder's Intrusions Into Crop Farmsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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IJAPR

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The study investigated the effect of Fulani cattle herders' intrusion on the economic livelihood of crop farmers in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State. Both purposive and random sampling techniques were used to select the villages and 120 respondents from the Local Government Area. The primary data were generated through the administration of structured questionnaires and was analyzed with the use of descriptive statistics and Ordinary Least Square regression. Results showed that majority of the crop farmers are males (91.00%), married (89.90%) and in their productive age of between 41-60 years (46.84%). Majority (51.90%) of the farmers had more than 20 years of farming experience but are still predominantly smallscale farmers engaged in growing cash crops (51.90%) and arable crops (48.10%). All the crop farmers (100%) in the studied area agreed that there were intrusions of Fulani cattle herders into crop farms particularly during the dry season periods of the year. Majority (97.4%) of the Fulani cattle herders reported that there are no designated cattle grazing routes in the study area. Furthermore, the intrusion of cattle herders into crop farms have a significant effect on the crop farmer's output/income. It is recommended that proper identification of cattle grazing routes, provision of adequate stock grazing reserves and water reservoirs along stock routes be put in place by the government in the area of study.

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Economic Impacts of land-use Conflicts on Livelihoods. A case study of Pastoralists-farmer Conflicts in the Agogo Traditional Area of Ghana

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The Effects of Farmers-Herders Conflict on Farming Households in Southern Taraba State, Nigeria

The Effects of Farmers-Herders Conflict on Farming Households in Southern Taraba State, Nigeria

Land Conflicts and Food Security in Africa: An Evidence From Dorimon in Ghana

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