EFFECT OF FARMERS AND HERDERS CONFLICT ON ENTREPRENURIAL PRACTICE IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA
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2020-06-03
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This research examined the incidents of farmers and herdsmen conflicts with the
interest in the experience in South Western Nigeria .Through inter application of
structural functionalist and conflict theories, the study delved into the investigation
of the causes and the impact of farmers and herders conflict on the entrepreneurship
practice and security standard of the South western Nigeria with the aim of
providing information on the intricacies of the conflicts in the Ondo and Oyo state,
Nigeria.Standard questionnaire was used to obtained information from 195
respondents. Descriptive analysis was adopted in carrying out the findings.
Therefore, a random sampling through distribution of questionnaire was done. In
addition, the secondary data such as books, relevant research articles, newspapers
and government publications in Nigeria was applied. Data analysis was done, the
findings attested to the fact that farmers and herdsmen conflicts are not caused by a
single reason but are stimulated by multi-causal factors which majorly includes
limited resources in face of greater need, reprise attack and shortage of pasture
lands even climate change among others and this have great effect on
entrepreneurial practice and economic activities of the people. The study also
discovered that farmers-herdsmen conflicts have disintegrative concequence on the
Nigerian state inspite of the region. The study recommended that every arms of the
society should seek the restoration of earlier symbiosis relationship between farmers
and herdsmen in Nigeria and Peace studies should be integrate to our educational
system and make it compulsory subject from primary school level up to university
level