{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,11]],"date-time":"2026-01-11T16:12:35Z","timestamp":1768147955059,"version":"3.49.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Koozakar LLC","issue":"1","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["JEPSD"],"abstract":"<jats:p>The longstanding conflict between farmers and pastoralists in Nigeria has escalated in \nboth intensity and scope, with the Benue Valley emerging as a major flashpoint. This \nstudy adopts a mixed-methods approach, integrating qualitative and quantitative \ntechniques to provide a robust empirical assessment of the nature and consequences of \nthe conflict in the region. Findings reveal that the conflict manifests in forms ranging \nfrom verbal altercations to premeditated attacks and violent reprisals, with a consistent \ntrend toward increased violence. The impacts are profound and far-reaching\u2014massive \nloss of lives and property, widespread food insecurity and inflation, a surge in internally \ndisplaced persons (IDPs) and out-of-school children, escalating insecurity, tenure \ndisputes, crop destruction, and limited access to grazing resources. To address these \nchallenges, the study strongly recommends the establishment of ranches and grazing \nreserves, promotion of sustainable agricultural and pastoral practices, revival of \nparticipatory conflict resolution mechanisms, and implementation of large-scale \nafforestation and reforestation programs under active government supervision.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.69798\/85324665","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,10]],"date-time":"2025-08-10T12:49:33Z","timestamp":1754830173000},"page":"97-110","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Understanding Farmer-Pastoralist Conflicts In Nigeria\u2019s Benue Valley: nature, causes, and impacts"],"prefix":"10.69798","volume":"1","author":[{"name":"Bayero University Kano, Kano State, Nigeria","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-7388-1280","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Peter","family":"Adoga","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Uvirkaa","family":"Akumaga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5158-2755","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ummi","family":"Mohammed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Bayero University Kano, Kano State, Nigeria","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"50185","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,1]]},"container-title":["Journal of Ecopolitics, Peace, and Sustainable Development"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,11]],"date-time":"2026-01-11T13:04:43Z","timestamp":1768136683000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/koozakar.com\/journals\/article\/KJ-83503756"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,1]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,1]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.69798\/85324665","relation":{},"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,1]]}}}