The Cattle are "Ghanaians" but the Herders are Strangers: Farmer-herder Conflicts, Expulsion Policy, and Pastoralist Question in Agogo, Ghana

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Authors
Olaniyan, Azeez
Francis, Michael
Okeke-Uzodike, Ufo
Affiliation
University of KwaZulu-Natal; University of Chester
Publication Date
2015-01-01

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Abstract
The phenomenon of farmer-herders conflict across West Africa has prompted management strategies by several governments across the subcontinent. One of the conflict resolution mechanisms has been the policy of expulsion, which the Ghanaian state adopted as a response to incessant conflict between the settled agriculturalists and migrating Fulani herders. This paper focuses on migration and conflict as well as the intrigues and politics of expulsion of Fulani pastoralist from Agogo town in Ghana since 2009. There are multiple factors responsible for the migration of Fulani herders to Agogo area that are linked to climate change. We also examine the social and political factors triggering the expulsion as well as agitation to expel the Fulani. Counter to this we examine the Fulani reactions towards this development. Through this we also critique the policy of expulsion as a means of dealing with the pastoralist question. By means of a critical assessment of the conflict we offer strategies for policy and reconciliation.
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Olaniyan, A., Francis, M., & Okeke-Uzodike, U. (2015). The cattle are "Ghanaians" but the herders are strangers: Farmer-herder conflicts, expulsion policy, and pastoralist question in Agogo, Ghana. African Studies Quarterly, 15(2), 53-67.
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University of Florida
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African Studies Quarterly
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