ndcide:
Buhari will simply tell you and your farmers to stop harassing his people.

As in the case of Oyo state.

ndcide:
Buhari will simply tell you and your farmers to stop harassing his people.
As in the case of Oyo state.

GboyegaD:
This is also a sect I expect them to attend to ASAP. They need be educated that they are strangers on the land they take their herds to graze as such, if they are not welcome, they should learn to leave peacefully.

Pavore9:
l had my own fair share of run-ins with them when l worked in Enugu, case even reached the lgwe of Nike but nothing much came out of it. With what l know now, we can turn the menace to our advantage their cow dungs will give us gas, fertllizer etc.

mercylicious:
So, in essence, they should prohibit free range animal farm/grazing.
This issue needs a solution. A friend sold his farm cos of Fulani cattle rearers. It is that bad and they are everywhere with dangerous weapons.

mfm04622:
The solution is very easy. Designate pasture for the herdsman. Ensure no farmer encroach. Provide water along the way. Educate the herders on how to manage the land since they are not used to that. The farmer will have to forgo the manure from the cattle or keep their own cattle. This govt (GEJ) started this but opposition from some parts of the country and we heard nothing of it again

jethro2:

Seems easy but not that easy. There are lot of things involve

obstead200:
If I were a big time farmer, I will just buy a gun. If Ur cattle graze on my farm, I will first shoot the herdsmen and then shoot 3 or 4 cows dead. D remaining will have to take off.
Btw, why can't we in d south SS,SE, SW generate our own meat without relying on Hausa cattle?
Let them trade dia cattle only in d north. We don't want to see d cows anywia in our land. We will place a ban on consuming beef.

ogb5:
Jethro,

You need to learn, in the 21st century and access to internet you should not be thinking like the way we were thinking years back.

If you have a farm and cows are likely to be a problem, simply fence it off with barbed wire. All it takes is a few strands of barbed wire fencing and the cows will leave your farm alone.

You can even go further and install solar powered electric fence on the perimeter of the farm, both abok.i and his cows will avoid your farm like a plague.

your socialist suggestion of creating grazing land for uneducated fulani cattle herders does not hold water, if they want grass they should plant grass by themselves or buy grass to feed their cows, afterall they sell the cows at the end of the day.

communal grazing lands will be overgrassed, poorly looked after and will be conter productive on the long run.

To solve your problem, install barbed wire fence and encourage others to install barbed wire fences on their farms.

ogb5:
Jethro,

You need to learn, in the 21st century and access to internet you should not be thinking like the way we were thinking years back.

If you have a farm and cows are likely to be a problem, simply fence it off with barbed wire. All it takes is a few strands of barbed wire fencing and the cows will leave your farm alone.

You can even go further and install solar powered electric fence on the perimeter of the farm, both abok.i and his cows will avoid your farm like a plague.

your socialist suggestion of creating grazing land for uneducated fulani cattle herders does not hold water, if they want grass they should plant grass by themselves or buy grass to feed their cows, afterall they sell the cows at the end of the day.

communal grazing lands will be overgrassed, poorly looked after and will be conter productive on the long run.

To solve your problem, install barbed wire fence and encourage others to install barbed wire fences on their farms.

saliubello:

Install barbed wires for 10/20 acres? A real joke. Look. In our cashew farm, we placed several sign post with inscription "ba shiga sayin", i think that mean no entry for cows. Still they would enter, eat the cashew nuts and make an abode in the farm. Barbed wires are temporary measure where your farm is small and you live close7
Please, the points Jethro has raised are congent and She needs not be insulted or looked down on. State your opinion and views please.

I remember. @world1. Seems you have the solution to this menace. I thought i read it somewhere your foul proof solution to cattle feeding on farmland. Kindly share Pleaseee.

saliubello:

Two wrongs dont make a right. By shooting his cattle, you have just disturbed his right to property. I know the fulani herdmen can be difficult sometimes but the law is always there to protect everyone. If he has damaged your farm crops, Be gentle, be calm. Get 1 or 2 persons to join you catch like 1 big one or 2 not very small ones of his cows. Report the damage at the nearest police station. The cows you caught will be taken down as evidence and I can assure you that you will claim your full damages.
Cassava is the most grown crop in my town. But Im never interested in it because while growing up I had a raw deal with cattle rearers. Anytime my old man plants cassava we never get to harvest it. Either they are eaten up by cows while at the tender stage or when its nearing maturity. That only piss me off cassava. Even if you dermacate your farm boundary with bamboo or barbed wires. 20-30 acres Im talking about here.
@all. Let me share the benefits of those guys with you. If you make "real" friends with them
1. They will not eat up your "whole" farmland anymore.
2. They can be bringing you free fura plus nunu.
3. There feaces will make good manure for your farm for tomatoes, cucumber and watermelon. You know that anywhere they just left after residing there for long is hot cake for farmers.
4. You too can own a herd of cattle by buying females and males of N40,000 worth for keep with them. You can terminate the contract at
your will and pay them a token. This part has its dos and donts
So, I'll suggest a change of attitudes towards them.
Nigeria is an indivisible Country. We all can co- habit harmoniously. Needless to say that Our president- Elect has more pressing matters to attend to than "mere impatience on the part of the farmers and herdsmen".

jethro2:
I really appreciate every one contribution and I believe we all express in our opinion what we felt might have been the best solution.
Its better not to make an enemy of a community where one is investing so much.
Reason: We all need each other to survive.
What's the essence of the electric fence when you have to be on the defense or in constant preparation for war.
With my little experience relating with the Fulani herdsmen I understand they are very friendly when you take time to reason with them.
They will go out of their way to protect you and your properties once you are friends.
I have had series of discussions with them and they are eager and willing to plant grasses for their cows.

They will gladly restrict the cows to some area if they have access to drinking water for the cows.
They also said cows are bigger when the wandering stress is reduced.
Some of them pay to farmers to purchase maize stalk and cassava peels for the cows.
The plan is to sink some boreholes at some designated areas so herds men can fetch for their animals.
Its just that there is little that a group can do.
That's what prompt the write ups
I envisage and foresee a mutual benefitting relationship in peaceful co existence of the two communities.