EFFECTS OF HERDERS AND FARMERS CONFLICT IN JENKWE DEVELOPMENT AREA OF NASARAWA STATE

Farming is one of the primary activities in Nigeria. The great concern and efforts were focused base on the farmers’ contribution by feeding the nation. Herding is also one of the sectors of production of beef and milk. Both farmers and herdsmen are partners in progress for the development of the nation. This study looked upon the causes of the conflict between the herdsmen and farmers in Jekwe Development area of Nasarawa state. The problem comes in when herdsmen penetrate into people’s farmland and graze over the crops and destroy the farmland. The clashes resulted in killing and hatred among the nomadic herders and different community Nigeria. The questionnaires samples about 100 respondents and result indicate less concern attitude toward government to intervene the menace. There need to sensitize the Fulani’s herdsmen on the importance of farming activities in Nigeria. The root means square error indicates 0 significant fits to the model that the conflict will be resolved only if there is enlightenment, education, the introduction of control stocking and development of Fulani’s nomadic settlement all over the country. However, with the new introduction of the mobile court to checkmate the herdsmen and farmers conflict will bring sanity to all the inhabitant of Jenkwe development area of Nasarawa.