Al-Hikmah University Journal

The study was anchored on Impact of Climate Change Awareness on Farmers-Herders Conflict in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design and the total population of 138 Agricultural extension workers and registered farmers in the study area were used. The entire population of 138 was used as sample size of the study because the population was small and manageable to be used. The study has 2 research objectives and 2 research questions that guided its conduct. The study used structured questionnaire as an instrument for data collection from the respondents in the study area. The instrument was validated and was tested at a reliability coefficient of 0.875 levels. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer all the research questions of 20 items on a five-point likert scale. The result of the findings indicated that, land desertification and population growth awareness have a significant impact on farmers-herders conflict. The study recommended that, Bauchi State Government should reiterate on farmers-herders’ education on climate change in order to reduce drastically the rate of clashes so as to boost the economy of the Local, State and Nigeria at large.