Abstract:

Farming is the process of cultivating the soil and growing seed plants that are for human and animal consumption which can be used for human consumption and the raw material can also be used for processing of other items that are used for human and animal. Most of the things that are used are from the farming.

Herdsmen are those agriculturists that are involve in mainly keeping of livestock especially cattle, they keep herds of cattle through the nomadic method which involve the roaming from one place to another in search of pastures and drink for the cattle.

Agriculture involve the food cultivation and breeding of animals for food thereby the farmers and the herdsmen are working towards achieving same goal for mankind. The worries are why the clashes between the two groups.

“Food security [is] a situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life”.

This paper will study the history of these various agriculturist and the causes of their clashes in Nigeria and how the clashes has affected access to sufficient food, safe and nutritious food that meet the dietary needs for an active and healthy life and some possible actions to put in place to reduce the effect on food security in Nigeria.

Keywords: Food, Farmers, Herdsmen and food security.

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