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Cooperation and co-existence between farmers and herders in the midst of violent farmer-herder conflicts in Ghana

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Bukari, Kaderi Noagah, Sow, Papa, Scheffran, Jürgen·2018·African Studies Review
DOI 10.1017/asr.2017.124
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Despite periodic violent conflict between farmers and Fulani herders in many parts of Ghana, cooperative relations between them remain strong. They are “cultural neighbors” who cooperate both in times of violent conflict and during periods of no conflict. Cooperation between them is expressed through everyday interactions, cattle entrustment, resource sharing, trade, friendship, intermarriages, visitations, exchanges, communal labor, and social solidarity. Borrowing from theorizations of cultural neighborhood and everyday peace, this paper uses specific case studies from Northern and Southern Ghana to illustrate the enactment of cooperation between herders and farmers in areas of violent farmer-herder conflict.

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  • Large-scale land acquisitions have restricted land use for both farmers and herders, triggering conflicts among farmers, herders, and investors.

    “Large-scale land acquisitions have also restricted land use for both farmers and herders, triggering conflicts among farmers, herders, and investors (Bukari et al 2018).”

    From Farmer–herder conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa: drivers, impacts, and resolution and peacebuilding strategies (2023) · cites this paper as Bukari et al 2018

    The Introduction and 'How Cooperative Interactions Are Achieved in Violent Conflict Situation' identify competition for land as a factor in farmer–herder conflict. They do not say that large-scale land acquisitions restricted land use for both groups or triggered conflicts involving investors; searches for acquisitions and investors found no supporting passage. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Four groups of authors adopted an ethnographic approach by pairing interviews, FGDs, and surveys with field observations.

    “Four groups of authors adopted an ethnographic approach (Olaniyan et al 2015, Bukari et al 2018, Otu et al 2020, Setrana and Kyei 2021) by pairing interviews, FGDs, and surveys with field observations.”

    From Farmer–herder conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa: drivers, impacts, and resolution and peacebuilding strategies (2023) · cites this paper as Bukari et al 2018

    The Methods of the Study section says Bukari et al. used ethnographic interviews, focus group discussions, and participant observations. It does not list surveys among their methods, so the citation supports the ethnographic approach and three of the named methods, but not the survey component. This verdict concerns Bukari et al. only, not the other cited authors. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Most articles in the review relied on a combination of data-collection methods, the top three being interviews, focus group discussions (FGDs), and structured questionnaires or surveys.

    “Most articles in this review relied on a combination of data-collection methods, the top three being interviews, focus group discussions (FGDs), and structured questionnaires or surveys (Akinyemi and Olaniyan 2017, Bukari et al 2018, Mahmood and Azuaga 2020).”

    From Farmer–herder conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa: drivers, impacts, and resolution and peacebuilding strategies (2023) · cites this paper as Bukari et al 2018

    The Methods of the Study section says Bukari et al. used interviews, focus group discussions, narratives, and participant observations, supporting its use as an example of combined data-collection methods. It does not report using structured questionnaires or surveys, or establish which methods were most common across the citing paper’s review. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Several articles found that 'alliance farming' helped to prevent conflict.

    “Several articles found that 'alliance farming' , which, like cooperatives, involves farmers organizing into groups to pursue specific benefits such as low interest loans for equipment, helped to prevent conflict (O'Bannon 2006, Bukari et al 2018, Feldt et al 2020).”

    From Farmer–herder conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa: drivers, impacts, and resolution and peacebuilding strategies (2023) · cites this paper as Bukari et al 2018

    The section “How Cooperative Interactions Are Achieved in Violent Conflict Situation” (page not supplied) says cooperation, with support from farmer associations and other local actors, can help prevent violent conflicts from escalating. It does not identify this as “alliance farming” or describe farmers organizing to obtain low-interest equipment loans. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Many drivers of farmer-herder conflicts are centered around cultural differences, stereotypes and biases, land tenure insecurity, and climate-induced environmental factors.

    “Many are centered around cultural differences (Kuusaana and Bukari 2015), stereotypes and biases (Bukari et al 2018), land tenure insecurity, and climateinduced environmental factors.”

    From Farmer–herder conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa: drivers, impacts, and resolution and peacebuilding strategies (2023) · cites this paper as Bukari et al 2018

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  1. [13]13. Elfversson, Emma. 2013. "Third parties, the state, and communal conflict resolution: A comparative study of evidence from Kenya." Paper presented at the Thomas Ohlson Memorial Conference, Uppsala, April 18-20.

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Authors
Bukari, K. N., Sow, P., & Scheffran, J.
Affiliations
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
ORCID
Venue
African Studies Review
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2018-04-10
Volume
61
Issue
2
Pages
78-102
ISSN
  • 0002-0206 (ISSN-L)
  • 1555-2462
DOI
10.1017/asr.2017.124
OpenAlex
W2803637952
Cited by
83
References
39
Citations by year
2026: 12 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 5
FWCI
12.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
Locations
  • African Studies Review (publishedVersion)
  • Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) (submittedVersion)
  • Max Planck Digital Library (submittedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
  • Stiftung fiat panis
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › African Studies and Ethnography
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Land Rights and Reforms
Keywords
farmer-herder conflict, Fulani herders, everyday peace, intergroup cooperation, resource sharing, communal labor, social solidarity, intermarriage, Northern Ghana, southern Ghana

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