The Rural development programme of the JDPMC Osogbo organised peacebuilding dialogue meeting between farmers and herders in Osun State. The meeting focus on Best practices in preventing and management of conflict between and among farmers and herders in the State.

Relevant State and Non-State Actors such as Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on Nomadic Affairs, Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on CSOs Affairs ; Agro Ranger department of NSCDC,, Osun Fadama Coordinator, Farmers’ leaders, Pastoralists’ leaders, human rights advocates community leaders and team of expert from JDPMC were present.

Potential triggers of conflict were discussed including uncontrolled entry of migrants herders, shrinkage of land and water resources due to estate development and gold mining, increasing irrigation farming and climate change.
All stakeholders present shared their strategies of preventing and managing conflict between and among farmers and herders in the past and agreed to strengthen communication and relationships with themselves and relevant stakeholders at the State, LGAs and community levels to ensure that peaceful co-existence of both farmers and herders in the State is continually engendered

Honourable Adebisi Maruf assured the farmers and herders that the governor is committed to the security of lives and property in the State. According to him, the governor just commenced another process of boundary documentation, training and empowerment of security agents in the State among other measures.
Farmers and Pastoralists were admonished to continually live in peace and harmony, never to take law into their hands when conflict situation emerges to prevent escalation.