Abstract:
The farmer and nomad conflict in the Agogo area seems to be more and more severe
which has led to loss of lives and destruction of properties. The severity of the farmer nomad conflict has precipitated a number of conflict management methods in
controlling this protracted conflict in the Agogo area, but to no avail. Therefore, this
study sought to examine why the various conflict management methods adopted to
control the conflict have not worked and explore the community perspectives
concerning how the conflict should be managed. Adopting the qualitative case study
design and using the purposive sampling procedure, twelve (12) participants were
selected for an interview with strict inclusion criteria. The study revealed
adjudication, confrontation and the use of force as the management methods adopted
to control the farmer-herder conflict in the Agogo area. Also, the study showed that
the various conflict management methods proved ineffective owing to ineffective
policing, interference from political players, bribery and corruption and failure on the
part of the cattle owners to resort to the ranching system. The study further revealed
that the community perspective on how to manage the farmer and nomad conflict in
the Agogo area is total evacuation of the nomads from the area, and preferably the
ranching system as well as effective policing. Hence, it is recommended that the
Government of Ghana and traditional authorities in Agogo State should be firm and
fair in the management and implementation of court decisions with regard to the
farmer-nomad conflict of Agogo.
Description:
A thesis in the Department of Social Studies Education,
Faculty of Social Science, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Social Studies Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
JULY, 2018
