Abstract:
The study was conducted in Greater Kordofan, Sudan. To explore the underlying causes of
farmers-nomads 'conflicts over land use rights: is familiar in rural parts of Sudan, especially in
Greater Kordofan and Darfur. Five villages were randomly selected namely: Umdam, Tongaro,
Habila, Dallang, and Abu Kirais, where data for year 2017 was collected by structured
questionnaire to a representative sample of the population. Simple random sampling technique
was used to choose respondents from the target population. Analytical procedure used in this
study was a descriptive statistic method identifies the main factors and causing of the conflicts
between nomads and farmers. The most important causes of the conflict between farmers and
nomads were: increased number of farmers on the limited land, Crop damage by livestock,
illiteracy among farmers and nomads, expansion of mechanized agriculture, the conflict between
the Sudan government and (Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement) forces, cattle theft, and
conflict over a water source.
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