BOKO HARAM, HERDSMEN ISSUES AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIA

OKORIE, George Chisom and Ozibo, Boniface Divine (2022) BOKO HARAM, HERDSMEN ISSUES AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIA. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (IJCSS), 1 (3). pp. 100-114. ISSN 2643-6388

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Abstract

The study examined issues of Boko Haram and Herdsmen activities on agricultural productivity in Nigeria for the period of 2009 to 2019. The specific objectives of the study were to ascertain whether Boko Haram and Herdsmen issues significantly affect agricultural productivity in Nigeria, to find out whether unemployment significantly affect agricultural productivity in Nigeria, to determine whether corruption perception index significantly affect agricultural productivity in Nigeria and to examine whether government institutions significantly affect agricultural productivity in Nigeria. The study utilized secondary data for unemployment rate, corruption perception index and agricultural productivity sourced from CBN Statistical bulletin, government institutions were from World Development Index and Boko Haram and Herdsmen activities were dummied. The Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) estimating technique was employed in analyzing the regression model data. Agricultural Output was the dependent variable, while Boko-Haram and Herdsmen Activities, unemployment, corruption perception index and government institutions were the explanatory variables. Results indicated that variables (Boko-Haram and Herdsmen Activities, Unemployment, and Corruption Perception Index) were statistically significant at 5% level of significance. The implication is that these three variables were significantly causing short run changes in agricultural productivity in Nigeria. In the light of the findings of this study, the following recommendations were made; supports in the form of human power, materials, money, intelligence, arms and ammunitions at domestic level must be eliminated, lands should be earmarked as grazing fields for cattle and other livestock so as to curb the excesses of Herdsmen and the host communities and that, government should be religious on the implementation of empowerment programmes aimed at creating employment opportunities for the young school leavers and graduates of higher institutions of learning in the country.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions:	Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User:	mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited:	18 Jan 2023 09:36
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 09:36
URI:	http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/3953

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