Nomadic conflict

Cain and Abel: Cain, the farmer, sacrifices crops to Yahweh; Abel, the herdsman, sacrifices an animal. Yahweh is pleased by Abel's sacrifice; Cain murders Abel out of jealousy. The story is seen as an allegory for ancient farmer-herder conflicts.[1][2][3]

Nomadic conflict, also called farmer–herder conflict, is a type of environmental conflict where farming and herding communities overlap and has been used to refer to fighting among herding communities or fighting between herding and farming communities. This is sometimes referred to as conflict involving “pastoralists” or “nomadic” people and “agriculturalists” or “settled” people. The conflicts usually arise from destruction of crops by livestock and is exacerbated during times when water and lands to graze are scarce.[4]

  1. ^ Schnurer, Eric (3 August 2017). "The Age-Old Urban-Rural Conflict". U.S. News & World Report.
  2. ^ "Cain & Abel". World History Encyclopedia.
  3. ^ "Cain and Abel's clash may reflect ancient Bronze Age rivalries". Culture. April 10, 2019. Archived from the original on March 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Solutions to Farmer-Pastoralist Conflicts". Relief Web. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2021.