Food's importance to human life qualifies it as a Sustainable Development Goal. Farmers in the Oke-Ogun district of Oyo state have been subjected to a series of attacks by nomadic herdsmen. This poses a threat to food security in the region, which is regarded as the state's "food basket." It is critical to examine the following factors in order to prevent and manage conflicts between nomadic herders and farmers: the region's food supply; the level/nature of attacks; the steps taken to prevent or/and control the conflicts; and the impact of nomadic herders' attacks on farmers and food security. To understand the reason of confrontations between the two parties, this study used the frustration-aggression theory. Primary and secondary data were used; primary data came from questionnaires, oral interviews, and observation; secondary data came from journals, textbooks, newspapers, and online organisational publications; and the sampling method was multi-staged random sampling. The majority (75.43 percent) of the food in this region was self-produced, according to the findings. Because of the fear of being assaulted, a substantial number of farmers (78.0 percent) can no longer farm away from the main towns and backyards of their communities. Animal tracks should be incorporated in rural land uses; zoning of distinct rural land uses; advocacy planning is also advocated; and barriers such as bamboo/other tree fences or digging ditches around farms should be encouraged, according to the chapter's conclusion.
Author (s) Details
Kayode Kunle Oyediran
Department of Urban &
Regional Planning, College of Environmental Studies, Waziri Umaru Federal
Polytechnic, Birnin-Kebbi, Nigeria.
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