Type | Journal Article - Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences |
Title | Wetland ecosystem conflict: Implication for agricultural productivity and food Security in Mbiabo, Odukpani, Cross River State, Nigeria |
Author(s) | |
Volume | 4 |
Issue | 1 |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2013 |
Page numbers | 55-61 |
URL | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.660.4913&rep=rep1&type=pdf#page=55 |
Abstract | Conflict is a common daily occurrence in individuals, groups, communities and nation states. This study examined the consequences of communal conflict of 2010 on peasant agricultural productivities in Mbiabo wetland of Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River State. The data for this was generated through questionnaire administration, participatory rural appraisal and on the spot observation of the area. The population of farmers were drawn from six villages out of ten in the two communities. A total of 426 household heads form the sample size. The Likert scale which has the attributes Strongly Agreed (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D), Undecided (U) and Strongly Disagree (SD) was used to analyse the causes of the conflict while the analysis of variance was used to test for the variation in crops productivity before and after the conflict in the area. At 0.05 level of significance, the calculated value of 3.08 was greater than the table value of 2.23. This led to the rejection of the null hypothesis, that there is no significant variation in agriculture productivity before and after the conflict and accepting the alternate one. The work revealed that conflict affected the utilization of wetland for farming thereby reducing the income generated from farming and also reduced the quantity of crops harvested by approximately more than 50 per cent with overriding influence on the quality of life of the people in the study area and the environs. |
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