Prof Usman Tar Delivers Public Lecture at Modibbo Adamau University, Yola
The Modibbo Adama University Yola holds its Public Lecture titled “Conflict Continuum and Food Security in North Eastern Nigeria” to be delivered by Prof Usman A Tar, Endowed Chair of Defence and Security, and Dean Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Nigerian Defence Academy.
The Public Lecture will be delivered on Wednesday 26 January 2022 at 4.00 pm at the University’s Multipurpose Hall at Yola.
The event will be attended by scholars, government officials, development partners, defence and security practitioners, diplomats, and the general public
Synopsis of the Lecture
The Lecture examines the impact of protracted conflicts ~ particularly, Insurgency, resource wars, farmer-herder clashes and rural violence ~ on food insecurity in the NE region. The paper traces the root causes of human and food insecurity in the region to climate change, demographic explosion, deforestation, violent extremism, rural violence and deficits of governance that have bedeviled the nation at large. These factors have brought about mass displacement and decimated agricultural activities. The lecture offers solid policy recommendations for the government, development partners, and local communities. The recommendations include speedy restoration of public security, revamping the agriculture value chain, rehabilitation of displaced persons and communities, restoration of rural livelihood, and mechanized agriculture.
