Nigeria, March 11 -- The All Farmers Association of Nigeria and Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in Ekiti State on Thursday met in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, to try to resolve the lingering crisis ocassioned by open grazing of cattle.

Both parties made suggestions on how to end the clashes, which have resulted in the death of many farmers in the state.

Only recently, armed herdsmen reportedly murdered two farmers in Ekiti, following a disagreement over grazing on farmlands.

Although there have been several measures and talk shops, the fatalities attending the clashes have been on the rise.

The state government had earlier promised to provide alternative grazing or ranches for herders to forestall further clashes.

The tensions b...