Agricultural production challenges of communities in conflict: Empirical evidence from Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

Communal disputes among rural agrarian communities in Nigeria portend grave production and social consequences. The study is an empirical investigation of the challenges faced by farmers operating under communal conflict situations in Anambra State, Nigeria. Two communities that experienced communal conflict and another two that did not (control) were used for the study, while cluster random sampling was used to select 160 households for data collection. Data analysis revealed that dwindling social capital, farm size, income, and output were the significant challenges among farmers in communities in conflict. The study recommends stronger community alliances and more realistic conflict management and resolution strategies. Key words: Communal, conflict, agrarian, agricultural production