Proper Ranching as Avenue for Human- Livestock- Crop Security and Enhancement of Livestock and Food Crop Productions in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper focused on proper ranching as an avenue for human, animal, crop security and enhancement of livestock and food productions in Nigeria. In recent time, there had been this contemporary issue of the clashes between the farmers and the herdsmen in different areas in the nation, Nigeria. This has cost a lot of human lives, animal lives and crop destructions which if not properly handled, its escalation will lead to uncertain security in the human society, and of course unpredicted lapses in livestock and food production in Nigeria. Proper ranching and pen provision for the animals/livestock would go a long way in solving the problems of the discrepancies between the farmers and herders, the societal panics in insecurity, poor maintenance and management of the livestock and food crops, and help in improving productions of livestock and food crops in Nigeria. There is no doubt that there would be peace and tranquility in the different farming areas and in the nation at large if proper ranching is practiced. Proper ranching has been a modern way of animal farming in the developed countries and has improve the production of livestock security. It is the most civilized way of rearing livestock in any country that actually wants to improve in agriculture. The Nigeria government should not be biased in making policies that encourage proper ranching because the survival of any country depends on the security of humans and their resources where security in other areas might be secondary.