srjalsSRJALSSRJALS2788-9386https://doi.org/10.47310/srjals.2022.v02i01.005Assessment of the Direct and Indirect Consequences of Rural Banditry on IFAD- CASP Participating Crop Farmers in Zamfara State, NigeriaI.D.SanchiU.SaaduY.KakaA.MuhammadDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru, Kebbi State, NigeriaDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology Aliero, NigeriaDepartment of Crop Science, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology Aliero, NigeriaThe research study assessed the direct and indirect consequences of rural banditry in Zamfara state, Nigeria. Interview schedule was used to collect data from 360 respondents that were selected for the study. A multi stage and simple random sampling technique was used in selecting the respondents. Descriptive statistical tools (mean, percentages, frequency distribution) and inferential statistics (logic regression analysis, paired sample T-test and Spearman`s correlation coefficient) were used for data analysis. The results of the study reveals that majority of the respondents were married with an average household size of 8 persons and income level of less than N 20,000/month. The result on the direct consequences of rural banditry indicates that rural banditry causes loss of wealth that was accumulated over the years with a mean 3.53 and death with a mean of 3.75. The findings further reveals the ranking of indirect consequences of rural banditry with behavioral susceptibility, psychological trauma, migration and disruption of development programme was ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, respectively. This implies that there is strong positive relationship between direct consequences of rural banditry and respondents’ participation in IFAD-CASP. Based on the finding of the study, it could be concluded that rural banditry poses poor economic growth, increased rural poverty, poor participation and poor programme implementation and induces fear and uncertainty. The study therefore, recommend that urgent provision of adequate security personnel to Mann the porous borders, prompt enrollment of the vulnerable into government social investment programmes, organize training/seminars for peace building purpose and also government should register all mining site and their activities properly monitored.