Chikaire, Jonadab UbochiomaAjaero, Joseph Onyewuchi2025-11-072025-11-072018-11Chikaire, 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), 057-0642315-773910.15413/ajar.2017.0181https://repository.futo.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14562/2281This article contains tablesThis 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.enAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 InternationalConflictsfarmersagriculturehealthwomenDepartment Agricultural ExtensionArticle