Gombe Govt Intervenes In Farmer-Herder Dispute

Gombe State authorities has intervened successful the rising hostility implicit alleged encroachment connected cattle routes successful Kunji Village, Yamaltu-Deba section authorities area.

The determination is to forestall caller clashes betwixt farmers and herders successful the area.
The quality arose from reports that immoderate harvest farmers had encroached connected designated grazing paths, portion herders were accused of allowing cattle to stray into farmlands, starring to the demolition of crops.
Determined to forestall the concern from escalating into a convulsive conflict, the government, done the Gombe State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) Project, activated accelerated effect mechanisms.

According to L-PRES, connected Wednesday, the State Project Coordinator, Prof. Usman Bello Abubakar, promptly dispatched a high-level delegation from the State Coordination Office to collaborate with information agencies, accepted leaders, and representatives of farming and pastoralist communities.

The delegation, led by the Project’s Social Safeguard Officer, Barrister Naomi Mwalin Abdu, included the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Divisional Security Officer (DSO), the Village Head, and the authorities president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Ardo Chindo, among different cardinal stakeholders.

During the on-the-spot assessment, the squad inspected the alleged encroached cattle routes and listened cautiously to grievances from some sides. Farmers voiced concerns implicit the demolition of their crops, portion herders expressed vexation implicit restricted entree to grazing paths, which they said threatened the endurance of their livestock.

Addressing some groups, the delegation stressed the value of dialogue, patience, and peaceful coexistence. They assured the assemblage that the authorities remains committed to balancing the needs of farmers and pastoralists to guarantee stability, nutrient security, and sustainable livelihoods.

The squad further resolved to reconvene with broader stakeholders for in-depth deliberations aimed astatine crafting durable, mutually beneficial solutions.

Under the L-PRES Project, the Gombe State Government is already undertaking the resurvey, remapping, and re-demarcation of 37 cattle routes and 8 grazing reserves crossed the state.

The initiative, according to the officials, is designed to mitigate recurring farmer-herder conflicts, facilitate livestock mobility, and beforehand agriculture arsenic a operator of economical maturation and peaceful coexistence.