Establish land banks to deal with menace of Fulani herdsmen

A security analyst, Mr Emmanuel Sowatey, has proposed the establishment of land banks as one of the long-term measures in dealing with the conflict between Fulani herdsmen and indigenous farmers.

His proposal for land banks, according to him, was first made in the year 2005 or 2006 by an Early Warning Committee set up under the Ministry of the Interior.

In an interview with the Daily Graphic, he said land banks dedicated as ranches for Fulani herdsmen, with communities also benefiting from the transaction, was important.

Land banks

With his call to revisit the idea, Mr Sowatey said Fulani herdsmen, the youth and opinion leaders needed to be part of the processes leading to the acquisition of the lands dedicated to grazing.

He said it was also paramount for experts in animal husbandry and hydraulics to be included in the team tasked to select the lands, because of the impact of climate change such as drought an