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The ongoing conflict between farmers and herders in Nigeria has resulted in numerous peace threatened incidents, mostly in the northern region, but it has also become more prominent in the southwestern states of the country, such as Ekiti. The conflict appears to be unresolvable due to its resistance of various interventions. The study therefore examine community development associations’ intervention in managing farmers-herdsmen in Ekiti state, Nigeria. The study adopted the frustration-aggression and stakeholders theory to explain the causes of the conflict, and interventions of the CDAs in the study area. Qualitative method was the research design adopted for this study. 42 respondents participated in the Key Informant Interview and In-depth Interview selected through snowball sampling technique. The study reveal using of underage children for herding, claim of citizenship, physical development, migrant herders as some of the causes of the conflict while the CDAs intervenes through negotiation, mediation, dialogue and reconciliation. However, following the findings, it is concluded that the CDAs have been able to intervene in farmers-herders conflict successfully in their communities serving as a platform for conflict management. Though, the conflict persist but the intervention of the CDAs has help to reduce the rate of occurrences. 

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conflict management community development associations farmer herders Ekiti state Nigeria

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Balogun, A., Kayode Ekundayo, J., Alao Adekola, A., & Folorunsho Lawal, A. (2026). The Role of Community Development Associations in Managing Farmers-Herders Conflict in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Pan-African Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 6(3), 59–76. https://doi.org/10.56893/pajes2025v06i03.04
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