Effects of resource-use conflicts on rural women farmers in south–east agroecological zone of Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Chikaire, Jonadab Ubochioma | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ajaero, Joseph Onyewuchi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-07T11:52:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-07T11:52:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-11 | |
| dc.description | This article contains tables | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study analyzed specifically the effects of resource-use conflict especially, land on rural women farmers in Southeast, Nigeria. A total of 300 rural women farmers were purposively selected from 3 states in southeast where conflicts have occurred. Data collected were analyzed descriptively – using percentages, mean and standard deviation. Results obtained showed that farmer-farmer conflicts, pastoralists – farmer conflicts and communal conflicts were predominant in the study area with 100% response. The major causes of resource use conflicts were increasing population (M = 3.37), overgrazing of farmland (M =3.35), breakdown of moral economy (M=3.57), pollution of water (M=3.46), among others. The effects on women included reduced crop yields (M=3.37), burning of crops (M= 3.38), reduced farm, reduced income (M=3.01), loss of human lives (M = 3.56), rape/abduction of women (M = 3.00), hatred (M = 2.63), fear (M = 2.57), widowhood (M = 2.93) among others. The following strategies were identified, giving financial assistance to victims (M = 2.65), creating job opportunities (M = 2.53), proper land use planning (M = 2.63), and compensation to land owner (M = 3.67). These farmers could be helped by providing credit facilities and proper land use planning programme. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Chikaire, J. U., Ajaero, J. O. (2018). Effects of resource-use conflicts on rural women farmers in south–east agroecological zone of Nigeria. Academia Journal of Agricultural Research, 6(3), 057-064 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.15413/ajar.2017.0181 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2315-7739 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.futo.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14562/2281 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Academia Publishing | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Conflicts | |
| dc.subject | farmers | |
| dc.subject | agriculture | |
| dc.subject | health | |
| dc.subject | women | |
| dc.subject | Department Agricultural Extension | |
| dc.title | Effects of resource-use conflicts on rural women farmers in south–east agroecological zone of Nigeria | |
| dc.type | Article |