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Abstract Results of the study on causes, losses and preventive measures of stock theft on farms in Omaheke Region of Namibia For 2016 N.T. Tjirimuje1, and A.S. Bishi2 1Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Namibia, Namibia 2School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Namibia, Namibia *Author for correspondence Email: natangwetjirimuje@gmail.com; +264816607695 and abishi@unam.na; Tel: +264-61-2064158 Stock theft is recognised as one of the main causes of livestock loses in Namibia, besides infectious diseases, plant poisoning, drought and predation. The objectives of this study, which is being conducted in Omaheke Region, is to establish the underlying causes of stock theft, evaluate the effectiveness of law enforcement measures, estimate the monetary losses and recommend other preventive measures that can be applied to minimize the impact of the problem in the region. A questionnaire based survey was undertaken targeted at farmers and convicted offenders involved in stock theft. The questionnaire survey was completed for the convicted offenders at the Gobabis correctional facility in which 30 inmates were interviewed from a total 130. One hundred farmers were randomly selected and telephonically interviewed from a total of 9,885. Results from the farmers show that by proportion, sheep (58%) had the highest loss to livestock theft followed by goats (53%) and then the cattle (9%). This then confirms that small stock animals (sheep and goats) were frequently stolen than the large stock (cattle). Results of the interviews conducted with the prison inmates showed that poverty was cited by 43.3 % of the prisoners as the underlying cause of stock theft. Fifty percent (50%) of the prisoners were convicted for stealing sheep, 33.3% for goats and 16.7 % for cattle theft. The ages of the stock theft offenders ranged from 14 to 61 with a mean age of 26.8 (and a standard deviation of 11.0) and a median age of 25. Stock theft also affected farmers of all age groups of the interviewed farmers and with the age groups of 50-59 and 80-89 being affected the most out of the 100 interviewed farmers. The mean age was 59.71 was the median and mode ages were 60. The majority of the offenders (53.3%) believed that the best strategy to combat stock theft was to offer employment opportunities to them. While the farmers interviewed identified “individual criminals” acting alone as the main culprits (45.2%) of stock theft within the region and identified “other farmers” as the least (17.7%) suspects for stock theft within the region. Key words: Farmers, inmates, Omaheke, stock theft
Causes of cattle theft in the North West Region of Cameroon
Pastoralists have developed over the years coping strategies with the support of various technical services, but a new system of predatory exploitation of socio-economic resources in the form of cattle theft has emerged. This study was conducted to elucidate the causes of cattle theft in the North West Region of Cameroon. A sample of 297 pastoralists proportionately distributed based on the number of pastoralists in each Division (147 Fulani, 147 Non Fulani and 06 others) were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Data collected was analysed using SPSS software. Descriptive as well as inferential statistical methods were used to sort and analyse the data. An increase in the number of herd-less Fulani pastoralists was identified as the main cause of cattle theft while the principal actors of cattle theft was a mixture of both the Fulani and Non Fulani. Government should train and employ herdless Fulanis to reduce cattle theft.
Socio effect of cattle theft in the North West Regions in Cameroon
Pastoralists have developed over the years coping strategies with the support of various technical services, but a new system of predatory exploitation of socio-economic resources in the form of cattle theft has emerged. This study was conducted to elucidate the effects of cattle theft on the socioeconomic development of the pastoralists of the North West Region of Cameroon. A sample of 294 pastoralists proportionately distributed based on the number of pastoralists in each Division (147 Fulani, 147 Non Fulani and 06 others) were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive as well as inferential statistical methods were used to sort and analyze the data using SPSS software. This studies shows that approximately 1.3 billion FCFA of direct value of stolen animals in terms of meat equivalent and an extra 100 million FCFA as supplementary cost for the search of the stolen cattle from 2008 to 2012. Government should provide alternative sources of income and the formalization of the cattle herding profession
The Incidence and Impact of Cattle Rustling in Some Rural Communities of Katsina State, Nigeria.
This study examined the impact of cattle theft on socioeconomic wellbeing of rural farmers in Katsina state. A cross-sectional data of 1488 respondent selected from six purposively sampled LGAs (Batsari, Danmusa, Faskari, Kankara, Sabuwa and Safana) was obtained via a well-structured questionnaire and Focus Group Discussions. The survey data was analysed with inferential statistics using classical independent t-test in which the socioeconomic variables of the respondents before the cattle rustling were compared with the socioeconomic variables during the cattle rustling period. It was found that, despite the fact that cattle rustling has led to loss of life and displacement of people to other safe places, there is no significant reduction of the people living in such rural communities. This indicates that, there is no significant reduction of cattle ownership by the people before and after the cattle rustling. However, it has been found that a significant difference in income level of the respondent exists. Therefore, cattle rustling could further deepen the vicious cycle of poverty in rural areas of Katsina state. Some innovative ways of combating cattle theft in form of Community Cattle Ranch and Radio Frequency Identifier should be carefully adopted.
Nomadic grazing has been one of the commonest forms of livestock rearing in Nigeria. This form of livestock management has thrived successfully over the years in the past and sustained many economic activities including local production of dairy products and meat, export in hides and skin, local leather works and tannery among others. However, nomadic grazing as a form of livestock management is increasingly threatened in recent times by a lot of challenges which include frequent clashes with crop farmers and its attendant loss of lives and properties and cattle rustling. This study appraises the challenges of cattle rustling on the sustainability of nomadic grazing in Nigeria using the case of Taraba State, Nigeria. Data used consist of both primary and secondary data. Primary data was generated from a field survey carried out in the State, particularly local communities that have been plagued by incidents of rural banditry and cattle rustling. This was complimented by extensive desk review on the topic. Interviews were conducted face to face basis using structured questionnaire. Data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics. The findings of the study reveals that about 1,758 cows were loss in the State to cattle rustling between 2012 to 2019 based on interaction with cattle herders and additional 1,462 cattle loss was reported to the Ministry of Agriculture Jalingo. Other reported incidence estimated that 64,750 cattles were stolen in 2013 and at least 2,991 herders killed in the North Central States of Nigeria. Findings of the study reveals that there is a general dearth of available statistical data that can be used to ascertain the extent of the menace of cattle rustling, the number of casualties among herders and number of cattle lost to cattle rustlers over the years. The study findings reveal that most of the cow theft cases took place in remote rural communities and forest with no security presence, poor transport and communication networks. Hence, many were never reported nor captured by media reports. Only a handful of cases were reported mostly to the Nigerian Police Force station and noted by the State Ministry of Agriculture. The study reveals that cattle rustling are main trigger in attacks by herders and crop farmers. Many nomads have been completely stripped of their cattle. Many affected heads of household's have abandoned their families, leaving women and children behind to cater for themselves. The study concludes that cattle rustling are a great threat to pastoral nomadism in Nigeria. Based on the findings, the study recommends the establishment of ranching and strengthening of security operations in the State and country.
The effect of livestock theft on household poverty in developing countries: The case of Lesotho
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This paper discusses relationship between cattle rustling and development: case study of Tot and Tunyo divisions of Elgeyo Marakwet County 1963 to 2012. The study was guided by the following research question: In what ways has cattle rustling affected socioeconomic activities of Tot and Tunyo divisions? The study used a combination of two non-probability sampling techniques, convenience sampling and snow balling. The data for the study was analyzed qualitatively using descriptive narratives in systematic themes. The study found out that there is relationship between cattle rustling and development. The implications of cattle rustling include loss of human lives, destruction of property, loss of livestock and involuntary migration of populations to areas deemed safe etc. which affects material and human development. The study concludes that, cattle rustling incidences have negative consequence on the development of the society. This study recommends that the government should formulate and implement policies on conflict management and peace building. Such policies could provide frameworks for understanding the conflict and how to manage them thus helping in reduction of negative consequence as a result of cattle raids. The government should further institutionalize and legalize the role of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, also it should check the proliferation of illicit arms and strengthen community policing.
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Stock theft is a major threat to livestock production in Africa and has been on the rise in recent years. Zimbabwe is no exception. The purpose of this study was to analyze factors that contribute to stock theft in rural areas. The study used a mixed research design. The study was limited to wards 20 and 24 of Gwanda district of Matabeleland South Province. The linear regression model was used to analyze the factors that affected stock theft in rural areas. The majority (57.1%) of the interviewed household heads were males and aged below 50 years (55.8%) with an average household size of 5 members. On average, each household owned 5 cattle, 2 sheep, 17 goats, 4 donkeys, and 5 chicken. The participants kept livestock mainly for income generation, source of school fees, draught power, meat, milk, manure, and eggs. The major causes of livestock loss apart from stock theft were drought, disease outbreaks, trapped in mine holes, and predators. All the respondents practiced livestock iden...
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International Journal of Advanced Research in Management and Social Sciences , 2017
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Cattle Rustling and Insecurity in Rural Communities of Kaduna State, Nigeria: An Empirical Study
Asian journal of multidisciplinary studies, 2018
Existing data on the level and magnitudes of insecurity in rural communities, Nigeria discloses an increase over time, which creates serious threat to lives and properties, hampers business activities. This rising upsurge of insecurity led by cattle rustling has remained unabated nonetheless has assumed a dangerous dimension which is threatening the corporate being of the country as one geographical entity. This study is on the nature of cattle rustling and its consequences on security in the rural communities of Kaduna State. The study was empirical in nature, qualitative data were collected using in-depth interviews. Findings shows that cattle rustling has caused serious havoc in the rural communities in terms of loss of lives, psychological fear migration, and organised crime which culminated to insecurity. The study recommends that government responsiveness and co-opting community members in the security of the area will go a long way in solving the lingering insecurity in the s...