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Evaluation of Effects of Farmers/Herders` Conflict on Food Security in Delta State, Nigeria

Crop and cattle production activities are important means of attaining food security in Delta State, Nigeria. But conflict between crop farmers and cattle herders is a critical impediment to food security. This study therefore examined the effect of farmers/herders` conflict on food security in Delta State, Nigeria. To achieve the set objective, primary data were collected from 15% of registered crop farmers and herders (i.e.700 respondents, comprising 500 farmers and 200 cattle herders). Multistage sampling technique complemented with purposive and snowball methods were adopted to compose the…