Effects of Farmers-Herders Conflict on the Technical Efficiency of Cassava-Based Farmers in Yewa North, Ogun State, Nigeria

Abdulquadri Adekunle Akinde and Chioma Patricia Adekunle

Western Balkan Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development (WBJAERD), 2024, vol. 6, issue 01

Abstract: This study, conducted in Yewa North, Ogun State, Nigeria, investigates the effects of conflict on the technical efficiency of 120 randomly selected cassavabased farmers. Results reveal that conflict episodes and their economic costs significantly increase the technical inefficiency of cassava-based farmers. Those unexposed to farmer-herder clashes exhibit lower inefficiency levels. The study highlights the intensity of conflicts, with encroachment of cattle on farmland being a major contributor, leading to forced displacement and economic burdens. Gender imbalances are evident, with a predominantly male farming population, and concerns arise from the relatively low average age of farmers, signaling fewer young individuals engaging in farming. Performed study confirms that the unceasing incidence of herdsmen-farmers conflicts have claimed lives and property, and displaced people, with attendant economic consequences on cassavabased farm household technical efficiency. It is recommended that the designation of grazing fields for nomadic herdsmen, tax imposition, and targeted policy interventions to enhance farmers’ production efficiency. The study underscores the need for state governments’ intervention, emphasizing policy measures to address farmers-herder’s conflicts in promoting agricultural development.

Keywords: Production Economics; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.343142

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