Open AccessPopulation and Communal Land Conflicts Nexus in Rural Communities of Nigeria: The Case of Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Ebingha E. Enang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
mediterranean journal of social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2039-9340
pISSN - 2039-2117
DOI - 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n2p587
Subject(s) - nexus (standard) , subsistence agriculture , poverty , population , local government area , economic growth , state (computer science) , population pressure , government (linguistics) , socioeconomics , geography , rural area , development economics , local government , population growth , political science , sociology , agriculture , economics , demography , archaeology , computer science , law , embedded system , philosophy , algorithm , linguistics
This article examines the nexus between population and communal land conflicts in rural communities of Nigeria, using Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State as a case of study. It examines relevant literature and using a sample of five hundred and twelve (512) respondents across all walks of life, and with the use of linear regression analysis, the finding revealed a nexus between population and communal land conflicts. It therefore recommended the encouragement of small family sizes in the rural areas and the need for poverty alleviation programmes to be focused on the rural poor as a way of diverting pressure and conflict on land for subsistence. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n2p587
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