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Climate change, migration and farmer–herder conflict in Ghana

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Volume 39, Issue 4, Page 421-439, Summer 2022., 2022
Abstract Climate change, migration, and conflict have been featured prominently in academic and policy literature. While Africa remains the major reference point, studies on key conflict hotspots fail to adequately examine empirical demonstrations of how climate change forces migration, and consequently major conflicts.
Abdul Karim Issifu, Francis Diawuo Darko, Sebastian Angzoorokuu Paalo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE GUARANTEE OF THE RIGHT OF EVERY CITIZEN TO LIVE AND WORK IN ANY PART OF NIGERIA

Buletinul Științific al Universității de Stat „B.P. Hasdeu” din Cahul: Științe Sociale, 2021
The right to freedom of movement and residence is a twin right granted to Nigeria citizens in the Constitution. We are examining this right with Fulani herdsmen as the focus. Fulani herdsmen have recently become a terror group in Nigeria.
Adeola Olufunke KEHINDE , Abifarin OLUFEMI   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of plant health in the sustainable production of seed yams in Nigeria: A challenging nexus between plant health, human food security, and culture

Plant Pathology, Volume 71, Issue 1, Page 43-54, January 2022., 2022
The paper explores the nexus between plant health, food security, and culture at the heart of interventions led by researchers to achieve sustainable production of seed yam in Nigeria. Abstract Yam (Dioscorea rotundata) is a root and tuber crop throughout West Africa and has significant nutritional, economic, and cultural value, which underpins its ...
Stephen Morse
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Livestock Owners and Livestock Assistants towards African Trypanosomiasis Control in The Gambia

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Background. In Africa, it has been estimated that 50 million cattle and 70 million sheep and goats are at risk of animal African trypanosomiasis, and three million cattle die annually. Methods. This study was conducted in all the regions of The Gambia except Kombo Saint Mary Island (Banjul).
Alpha Kargbo, Edrisa Jawo, Amien Isaac Amoutchi, Herve Koua, Rex Kuye, Zainabou Dabre, Abdoulie Bojang, Rafael F. C. Vieira, Lizandra Guidi Magalhães   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The epidemiology of bacterial zoonoses in pastoral and dairy cattle in Cameroon, Central Africa

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 68, Issue 7, Page 781-793, November 2021., 2021
Abstract Previous work identified that bacterial zoonoses (Brucella species, Coxiella burnetii and Leptospira hardjo) were present in Cameroonian pastoral cattle. To assess the characteristics of this zoonotic risk, we analyse seroprevalence of each pathogen and the associated management, herd and environmental factors in Cameroonian pastoral and dairy
Robert F. Kelly, Amy Jennings, Jennifer Hunt, Saidou M. Hamman, Stella Mazeri, Egbe F. Nkongho, Victor N. Ngwa, Vincent Tanya, Melissa Sander, Lucy Ndip, Paul R. Bessell, Kenton L. Morgan, Ian G. Handel, Adrian Muwonge, Barend M. de C. Bronsvoort   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tuberculin screening of some selected Fulani lactating cows in north-central Nigeria [PDF]

, 2013
The prevalence of mycobacterial infection among lactating Fulani cows was investigated in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Kaduna State of Nigeria.
A Thakur, Aishatu Abubakar, AR Byarugaba, Ayuba Caleb Kudi, B Faye, G Ameni, GM Shirima, K Jalava, Lushaikyaa Allam, M Bland, Madhu Goyal, Peter H. Brooks, S Bilal, S Ibrahim, Shehu U. Abdullahi, SIB Cadmus, SIB Cadmus, SIB Cadmus, SO Okaiyeto, Solomon O. Okaiyeto, UB Abubakar, WY Ayele   +21 more
core   +1 more source

redistribution of pains and gains [PDF]

, 2010
Nigeria’s peasant cattle production is based in its semi-arid north. The area’s aridity becomes a major problem to cattle in the dry season. Herds are protected by bringing them down to the southern parts that are usually wetter at such times ...
Azuwike, Okechi Dominic, Enwerem, Evan
core   +1 more source

The “Isms” of Regional Integration: What Do Underlying Interstate Preferences Hold for the ECOWAS Union?

Politics &Policy, Volume 49, Issue 2, Page 280-308, April 2021., 2021
Abstract As the world starts reopening following the lockdowns prompted by the COVID‐19 pandemic, regional collaborations and trade matters have resurfaced. While the Brexit (British exit from the EU) negotiations have dominated regional trade headlines, the fate of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement is also being rethought.
Paul Agu Igwe, Chinedu Ochinanwata, Nnamdi O. Madichie   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost effective assessment of human and habitat factors essential for critically endangered lions in West Africa

Wildlife Biology, Volume 2021, Issue 4, 2021., 2021
Conflict with humans and habitat fragmentation are major threats to large carnivores in Africa, and transboundary protected areas may ease some of the space requirements for individual countries. The W‐Arly‐Pendjari complex (WAP) in West Africa sits across Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger and is the last regional stronghold for many species, including the
Martial A. D. Kiki, Christos Astaras, Robert A. Montgomery, Philipp Henschel, Aristide Tehou, David Macdonald, Hans Bauer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public libraries in danger: an investigation into disaster management readiness among public libraries in North West Nigeria

Biblios, 2022
Objective. The destructive activities of man have become obvious in the Northern parts of Nigeria where a terrorist group known as Boko Haram  and Fulani herdsmen  have engaged in destructive activities like burning down of churches, schools as well as ...
Ugwunwa Chinyere Esse, Michael Opeoluwa Fagbohun, Idaerefama Youngharry, Ibrahim Muhammad Maidamma Furfuri, Promise Ifeoma Ilo, Maxwell Omeje   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source