Farmers’ Perceived Environmental Effects of Herdsmen Grazing Activities in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria

P.D. Ivande, E.A. Unongo and T.M. Barnabas
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P.D. Ivande: Department of Home Science and Management, Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
E.A. Unongo: Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
T.M. Barnabas: Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger State Nigeria.

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 6, 1826-1831

Abstract: The study assessed the farmers’ perceived environmental effects of herdsmen grazing activities in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. A Multi-stage sampling procedure, purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to sample the respondents. Structural questionnaire were used to collect primary data from 120 respondents. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential, statistics such as mean, frequency percent as well as Kruskal Wallis test of difference. It was evident from the result that land degradation in the area was perceived by majority of the farmers (90.00%) as the major effect of herdsmen grazing activities in the study area. Other effects such as destruction of crops (89.17%), depletion of soil nutrients (84.17%), distortion of food chain (84.17%), increase soil erosion (82.50%) and soil compaction (82.00%)were identified. The Knruskal Wallis test of difference was p

Date: 2024
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