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DOI	10.1080/19392206.2015.1069119
	New Dimensions to Pastoralists-Farmers Conflicts and Sustainable Agricultural Development in Agadama and Uwheru Communities, Niger Delta
	Onyima, Blessing Nonye; Iwuoha, Victor Chidubem
通讯作者	Iwuoha, VC
来源期刊	AFRICAN SECURITY
ISSN	1939-2206
EISSN	1939-2214
出版年	2015
卷号	8 期号:3 页码:166-184
英文摘要	The Niger Delta in Nigeria is known for conflicts linked with control of oil related natural resources but not with the pastoralists and farmers. Agadama is a coastal agrarian community in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Pastoralists are usually associated with their traditional arid environments in Northern Nigeria. But their recent presence in southern humid environments brought new dimensions to the conflicts with their farming neighbors. The pastoralists-farmers conflicts have a long history in Nigeria, as they are often linked to competition for natural resources like pasture and water. This article is an ethnographic study, which employs qualitative methods of data collection such as participant observation and in-depth and key informant interviews while using Victor Turner's theory of social drama and symbolic interactionism as a theoretical framework. Data analysis was done using thick descriptions of observed phenomenon. It reveals that the recent invasion by pastoralists into the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria has altered the peaceful milieu of the agrarian community, thereby leading to a gradual collapse of Agadama's subsistence base and impeding the growth of sustainable agricultural development in the community. New dimensions to the pastoralists-farmers conflicts in the Niger Delta include the rape of female farmers and shooting anyone found spraying chemicals on grasses/weeds that serve as pastures for cattle. It concludes that the government intervention has been reactionary.
英文关键词	Agriculture conflict environment pastoralism social drama symbolism
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000219510100002
WOS类目	Political Science
WOS研究方向	Government & Law
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/331102
作者单位	[Onyima, Blessing Nonye] Nnamdi Azikiwe Univ, Dept Sociol & Anthropol, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria; [Iwuoha, Victor Chidubem] Rhema Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Aba, Nigeria
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Onyima, Blessing Nonye,Iwuoha, Victor Chidubem. New Dimensions to Pastoralists-Farmers Conflicts and Sustainable Agricultural Development in Agadama and Uwheru Communities, Niger Delta[J],2015,8(3):166-184.
APA	Onyima, Blessing Nonye,&Iwuoha, Victor Chidubem.(2015).New Dimensions to Pastoralists-Farmers Conflicts and Sustainable Agricultural Development in Agadama and Uwheru Communities, Niger Delta.AFRICAN SECURITY,8(3),166-184.
MLA	Onyima, Blessing Nonye,et al."New Dimensions to Pastoralists-Farmers Conflicts and Sustainable Agricultural Development in Agadama and Uwheru Communities, Niger Delta".AFRICAN SECURITY 8.3(2015):166-184.