Journal of Global Ecology and Environment

Effects of Herder-farmer Conflict on Output of Food Crops among Households in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

Journal of Global Ecology and Environment, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 36-42
DOI: 10.56557/jogee/2023/v18i38322

Abstract


The study examined the effects of herder-farmer conflict on output of food crops among respondents. A sampling technique applied was multistage sampling in selection of respondents. Data were collected through administration of questionnaire for 768 respondents out of which 648 respondents were found useful for the work. Data were analysed with the use of likert scale, regression models and descriptive statistics. The study revealed that farmer-herder conflict, hired labour, amount of money spent on seed, amount of money spent on fertilizer, age, farming experience, amount of money spent on weeding, farm size, household size and contact with extension agent have positive differential coefficient, hence, positive relationship exist between the aforementioned variables and production output. The study therefore recommends that Nigeria‘s government should  invest in the security area by consistently providing the security personnel with upgraded security gadgets and adequate security funding for training and equipping security staff in best global security practices and defensive intelligence gathering.

Keywords:
  • Conflict
  • farmers
  • food-crops
  • herders
  • households
  • output

How to Cite

Otuisi , L. E. B., Ogisi , D., & Emaziye , P. O. (2023). Effects of Herder-farmer Conflict on Output of Food Crops among Households in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria. Journal of Global Ecology and Environment, 18(3), 36–42. https://doi.org/10.56557/jogee/2023/v18i38322

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