Effect of Communual Clash on Agricultural Production in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State

Okafor, Ogochukwu Esther (PhD)¹, & Ngene Ngozi Chioma²^{1, 2} Department of Cooperative Economics & Management, Nnamdi Azikiwe, University, Awka, Nigeria
DOI – http://doi.org/10.37502/IJSMR.2022.5405

Abstract

The manifest communal clashes in the State necessitated this study to investigate the effect of communal clash on Agricultural production, using Awka North Local Government Area as a yardstick. A survey research design was employed in the study. The population of the study consisted of 927 Cooperative farmer members in Awka North and the sample size was 101 using Taro Yamane formula. Questionnaire was used in collecting data. Data were analyzed using Multiple Regression at 5% level of significance. Findings showed that there is a statistical significant relationship between communal clash and agricultural output (r = 0.19, R² = 0.22, F = 0.0001, p-value < 0.05) and that boundary dispute has inverse relationship with agricultural output (r = 0.03, R² = 0.07, F = 0.1137, p-value > 0.05). Consequently, the study concluded that communal clash has altered agricultural production in Awka North Local Government Area. Therefore, the study recommended among other things that Anambra State government need to make policies that would enhance peaceful coexistence among the communities in Awka North Local Government Area to enable farmers in the area attain their full potential in agricultural production. Anambra State Ministry of Agriculture needs to intensify efforts in the provision agricultural inputs such as fertilizers so as to enhance soil manure for increased agricultural production

Keywords: Communal clash, Agricultural output, Awka North, boundary dispute

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