The Impact of Violent Conflicts on Food-Security in Wukari Local Government Area, Taraba State, Nigeria

Abstract

In recent times, hundreds of thousands of Nigerians have lost their lives and properties mostly in various forms of conflicts arising from divergence of interests in political, social, religious and economic spheres of life.  Conflict which can be described as a situation of disharmony in an interactional process, seems to now be a normal condition.  In an ethnic fragmented society like Nigeria where different groups live in close proximity, inter communal relations are mostly characterized by stiff political, social, religious and economic competition.  The resultant effect of this situation is acrimony, hatred and mutual suspicion that frustrates the development of a sense of common loyalty that would overcome the social differences among the various groups, and thereby engender development is totally lacking. The case of Southern Taraba State, and Wukari Local Government, that has a potential of becoming an education center, is no exception.  In recognition of the obvious challenges posed by the militating violent conflicts, this paper entitled “impacts of conflicts on food security in Wukari Local Government Area, Taraba State” is put together as a modest contribution to addressing the problem of violent conflict in our study area. The paper adopts a qualitative method of data collection and analysis.  The findings corroborates the fact that the prevalent conflicts in our area of study have negative impacts on food security.