iii. SOLUTIONS TO FAMERS AND FULANI HERDSMEN CONFLICT IN NIGERIA
The open grazing of animals in this modern era in the 21st century is acai and antiquated. The government and private investor, and herders alike should focus on modernisation of cattle rearing as it is done in Europe and other western countries to maximize productivity and all associated economic benefits like job creation, food security, security of lives and properties and peace. In doing this, stakeholders in the business of cattle rearing should undertake a study of successful countries Denmark, Argentina, India, Botswana Israel among others which are actively involved in cattle rearing and dairy production.
The establishment of private and commercial ranches and grazing lands by individuals, farmers/landowners, herdsmen and investors is another way out of the
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The officers must be trained to be able identify and stop illegal intruders from entering Nigeria. All herds and herders must have the international transhumance certificate as provided by the ECOWAS protocol on transhumance.
The ECOWAS transhumance protocol of 1998 and the ECOWAS protocol of free movement of goods and persons in West Africa also needs to be reviewed. Both acts allow herders access to designated stock routes and grazing lands/reserves through the West African countries. The review should be put in place to conform with the current social and natural realities posing challenges to herdsmen and farmers.
Government should be bold in confronting and prosecuting the offenders and perpetrators of this heinous crime with adequate punishment to serve as deterrent to
The most at risk component of this sector is the farms, fields, and ranches themselves. Most have a fence to show the boundary, but are surrounded by open space or more fields. It is unlikely for a farm to be able to secure all access points to their land since many are in rural
Did you know that it is a possibility for the beef, and dairy industry to not even be a thing in ten years.? Wow, that is some news nobody wants to hear. That means no more milk, steaks, or hamburgers. Now that is just unfortunate but there is hope for the industry. We have some of the greatest people in the nation to make that statement fail.
But when they got their own land, they really became “farmers” this time. In the other way, this policy directly increased the average earnings for every farmer. (Sowards)Also, this policy made farmers felt more confidence for their future life since they have their own land, they don’t need to worried about lost job based on how much they plant, instead, they can concentrate on how to plant crops more productive. Another policy made by the government that helped the progress on American farmers ' individual opportunity on land distribution was the Dawes Act in 1887. The Dawes Act is an act that the government directly took over Indians ' land and divided into allotments for the Indians.("Dawes”)
This didn’t work due to the fact that farm or land owners demanded so much of the crops that the sharecroppers didn’t have
Accoridng to the textbook, “Some Great Plains farmers managed to hold on to their land, but others were not as lucky. If their land was mortgaged, they had to turn the property over to the banks.” Farmers were barley able to to hold their own and were forced to default on their mortgage. They were forced out of their home and land. Up to a million farmers were in this same
There is an important question many people today wonder; I found that there are several people who see how showing livestock affects kids in school and in life. I chose this topic because so many people think that showing livestock is just a waste of time and money, but they have no idea what it entails. Other people don’t realize that showing livestock isn’t about the money or just having a pet. I am writing this paper because everybody should know that showing isn’t about having a pet, it’s about gaining responsibilities and learning new things that can help you later in life. Showing livestock helps children go farther in life because it teaches them more responsibility, they work harder, and they never give up on their dreams.
o Qatar imports most of its food, through land, sea and air. When the economic blockade took place. It has closed the only land border Qatar shares with Saudi Arabia. This means that now Qatar has to operate like an island. Higher costs are the outcome as many essential goods such as food and medicine had to be imported through air as an emergency step to maintain the standard of living of the citizens of the country.
Most people my age have a passion for playing sports, but my passion in life is a little different than most. I grew up living on a farm and being around cattle ever since I could walk has been apart of my life, which brought me to one of the reasons why I have a passion for showing cattle. People often wonder why I love showing cattle so much and what the point of it is, but there are so many reasons why I have grown the love for it. There is just something special about the feeling of your heart racing when you walk into the show ring or the handshake from the judge telling you that all your hard work has payed off. The life lessons, the memories, the friends, and the love my family
Evidence from a Field Experiment in West Africa PC Vicente - Economic Journal
Nature’s delicate balance of wind, rain, and grass had been disturbed by human settlement. Fifty years earlier, a strong protective carpet of grass had covered the Great Plains. The grass held moisture in the soil and kept the soil from blowing away (Holley).” Before the Great Plains were settled, its geography was covered in lush grasses that made it perfect for farming and raising livestock. As the population grew and more and more people settled there, the grass was removed so that they could farm the land.
With dry-farming “… the land could be kept from reverting to useless grass …” (Worster 87) This new dry-farming method required “… deep plowing in the fall, packing the subsoil, frequently stirring up a dust mulch, and summer fallowing—leaving part of the ground unplanted each year to restore moisture.” (Ibid.) As a result of this push for dry-farming, Congress passed the aforementioned Enlarged Homestead Act. Arguably, this new method of farming was only possible due to industrialization. Specifically, automobiles, trucks, and tractors.
I am referring to the extreme backwardness of our agriculture, of its technical and cultural level. I am referring to the existence in our country of an overwhelming preponderance of small commodity producers, with their scattered and utterly backward production, compared with which our large-scale socialist industry is like an island in the midst of the sea, an island whose base is expanding daily, but which is nevertheless an island in the midst of the sea" (Fordham
When the farmers they worked for lost their lands, they were left in a much more
Family, friendship, respect, responsibility, and work ethic are the five important key factors to youth who show livestock. Youth who exhibit livestock in the livestock industry learn that overtime these are the main components to learn many life lesson through blood, sweat, and tears. Youth in the livestock industry are associated with other livestock enthusiasts who share this same passion and their animals on a day to day basis. The livestock industry is one of the most rewarding industries that today's youth can be involved in, because it offers youth to develop personal and professional skills over time that is beneficial to them now or in the future. The livestock industry teaches youth how to develop strong relationships with their family
Low productivity and 7. Endemic corruption, greed. Given the Nigeria’s socio economic and political disposition Globalization presented more challenges for the country for it lacks what is needed to be relevant and deal with it untill the nation can achieve a certain measure of good governance, modest economic