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| Implication of Fulani Herders/Benue Farmers Crises on Food Security of Benue State of Nigeria. |
Professor F.C. Okoli, Handeior Appollonia Addo
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Abstract:
The paper titled “implication of Fulani herdsmen benue farmers crises on food security in benue state, sought to examine the effect of herders attacks on food availability and accessibility and accessibility towards maintaining a healthy and active life in the state. the paper specifically sought to verify the level Herders/Farmers crises have affected food sufficiency in Benue State; and to ascertain the extent Herders/Farmers crises have affected access to safe food in Benue State among others. The study adopted ex-post-fact methodology. However, Eco-violence theory was chosen as a theoretical foundation. The basic assumption of the theory is that environmental changes trigger conflict. The paper concluded that herdsmen/farmers crises have directly and indirectly affected food security in Benue State. the paper, therefore, recommended as follows; that government should enact a law to provide for the establishment of ranches (restricted grazing) so as to drastically reduce Fulani herdsmen/farmers crises that threaten food sufficiency in Benue State; that the law enforcement agencies should be trained and equipped to combat the rising and continues spate of herders-framers clashes that negatively effect access to safe food in the State; that the government should provide public enlightenment campaigns, seminars and symposia to sensitize the farmers and herdsmen on the negative effect of the crises as hampers access to nutritious food
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