A non-governmental organisation has organised a two-day multi-stakeholder dialogue on conflict sensitivity to checkmate persistent conflict between farmers and herdsmen.
Speaking at the end of a two-day meeting, Youth and Conflict Advisor, Doshima Mavis, said the dialogue was organised through ‘Feed the Future Nigeria; Rural Resilience Activity’ project, aimed at mitigating conflict in Northeast Nigeria.
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She said the participants comprising of farmers, herdsmen, religious and community leaders, held sessions bordering on conflict sensitivity and how to chart a way forward to address them.
Ms. Mavis added that the project aims to move people from chronic vulnerability through enhancing food security, and also improving economic livelihood for people in Northeast Nigeria.
She maintained that it was a dialogue that will build trust with different stakeholders to talk about the constraints, causes, and triggers of conflict by addressing them to achieve food security and bring an end to the lingering farmers/herders’ conflict.
“Our aim is to achieve social cohesion by building an action plan that will identify common triggers to conflict resolution and support communities in Yobe, Borno, Adamawa, and Gombe states,” she said.
The Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Dr Molta Danladi Idris, said the programme is apt considering the rainy season, which is usually associated with farmer and headers conflict.
