List of Selected Publications

• (1) Umar Bello Farouk and S.S. Okpokpo (1997). Determinants of Job Performance of Extension Agents in Akwa-Ibom State. Journal of Agricultural Extension, Vol. I., pp. 34-40.
• (2) Umar, B.F. and U.B. Kyiogwom (1997). Indigenous Soil Classification and Management Practices in a Semi-arid Area of Northern Nigeria. In: B.R. Singh (ed.) Proceedings of 23rd Annual Conference of Soil Science Society of Nigeria, pp. 33-37.
• (3) Umar, B.F., H.N. Yahaya and A.T. Atiku (1998). Socio-Economic Impact of Solar Photovoltaic Power on Inhabitants of Kwalkwalwa Village of Sokoto State. Nigerian Journal of Renewable Energy, Vol. 6, Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 27-30.
• (4) Kyiogwom, U.B., B.F. Umar and H.M. Bello (1998). The Use of Indigenous Knowledge in Land Classification and Management among Farmers in Zamfara Reserve. In Hoffman, I. (ed.) Prospects for Pastoralism in West Africa, Giessener Beiträge zur Entwicklungsforschung, Reihe I, Vol. 25, pp. 220-227.
• (5) Umar, B.F. and M.M. Wamakko (1999). Domestic Energy Consumption Pattern in Sokoto Metropolis. Nigerian Journal of Renewable Energy, Vol. 7, Nos. 1&2, pp 35-40.
• (6) Umar, B.F. and H.A.I. Kankiya (2004). Farmers’ and Herders’ Preferences for Conflict Resolution Institutions in Zamfara State, Nigeria. In: H.M. Tukur et al. (eds.) Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of Nigerian Society for Animal Production, Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, March 21-25, pp 391-394.
• (7) Bello Umar and Hamza Kankiya (2004). Beyond the Poverty Alleviation Programmes: Towards a New Framework for Managing Natural Resources in Nigeria. Proceedings of the Deutscher Tropentag Conference on “Rural Poverty Reduction through Research for Development and Transformation”, October 5-7, 2004, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, www.tropentag.de/2004/abstracts/full/100.pdf.
• (8) Umar, B.F. (2005). Sustaining the Multi-functionality of the Zamfara Reserve in Semi-Arid Nigeria: What is the Role of Co-management? In: P.F. O’Mara, et al. (eds.) XX International Grassland Congress: Offered Papers, University College Dublin, Ireland, June 26 – July 1, 2005, p. 777.
• (9) Umar, B.F., O. Touray and A.A. Malami (2005). Farmers’ Participation in Afforestation Project of the Sokoto State Environmental Protection Programme (SEPP). Bulletin of Science Association of Nigeria, Vol. 26, pp 98 - 103.
• (10) Malami, A.A., M.A. Shinkafi, A.I. Yakubu and B.F. Umar (2005). Effect of Mycorrhizal Inoculation and Watering Regimes on Seedling Growth and Total Chlorophyll in A. Senegal (Linn). Bulletin of Science Association of Nigeria, Vol. 26, pp 25 - 32.
• (11) B.F. Umar (2006). Gender Division of Labour and Time Allocation among Fulani Pastoralists in Zamfara Reserve. In: J.O. Gefu (ed.). Proceedings of International Conference on the Future of Transhumance Pastoralism in West and Central Africa, Strategies, Conflicts and Interventions, November, 21-25, pp 195 - 198.
• (12) B.F. Umar, H.M. Tukur and I. Hoffmann (2006). Crisis and Cooperation over Control and Management of Zamfara Reserve, Nigeria. In: J.O. Gefu (ed.). Proceedings of International Conference on the Future of Transhumance Pastoralism in West and Central Africa, Strategies, Conflicts and Interventions, Abuja, Nigeria, November, 21-25, pp 110 -123.
• (13) B.F. Umar, H.A.I. Kankiya and B. Rischkowsky (2007). The Application of Social Conflict Theories in Natural Resources Conflicts: A Case Study of Fulani Herdsmen and Farmers in Nigeria. Maiduguri Journal of Peace and Development Studies, Volume 1, No. 2, Centre for Peace and Development Studies, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
• (14) A.S. Adeyemi and B.F. Umar (2009). Time Allocation of Women Groundnut Processors in Sokoto State of Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Research and Policies, Vol. 4, No. 4, University of Uyo, Nigeria.
• (15) Umar, S. and B.F. Umar (2009). Impact of Kainji Hydroelectricity Dam Project on Land Tenure and Dry Season Farming in Yauri Emirate, Kebbi State. In: I. Mohammed, et al. (eds.). Sustaining Agricultural Growth to Meet National Economic Development Goal. Proceedings of the 23rd National Conference of Farm Management Association of Nigeria, held at the Faculty of Agriculture, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, 14th – 17th December, pp 764 - 768.
• (16) Aderinoye-Abdulwahab, S.A., B.F. Umar, Ogunlade, I. and Dolapo, A.T. (2009). Participatory Rural Appraisal as a Teaching Method to Improve the Lives of Pastoralists-Women in Northern Nigeria. Journal of Extension Systems, Vol. 25, pp 105 – 112.
• (17) Mamman, Muntaka and Bello Umar Faruq (2009). Gender Participation in Education: A Challenge to National Development in Nigeria. (The Katsina State Experience). Ma Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, Volume 1, Number1, pp 131 – 138.
• (18) B.F. Umar (2010). Public Issues Education and Extension Practice in Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Extension, Vol. 14(1), http://www.ajol.info/index.php/jae/article/viewFile/64081/51881, pp 137-144.
• (19) S. Umar, B.F. Umar, A. Bello and A.A. Gindi (2010). Kainji Dam and Housing Compensation: A Review in Yauri Emirate, Kebbi State. Maiduguri Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, Volume 8, Number 2, December 2010, pp 189 -197.
• (20) B.F. Umar (2011). Natural Resource Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Analysis of the Literature. Maiduguri Journal of Arts and Science, Vol. 9, No. 1, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
• (21) B.F. Umar and H.A.I. Kankiya (2011). Analysis of farmer-herder conflicts in Zamfara state, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Environment, Vol. 7, No. 2, Pp 105 – 117.
• (22) Bello Farouk Umar, Bello Zaki Abubakar and Muntaka Mamman (2011). Analysis of Job Performance of Agricultural Extension Staff in Katsina State, Nigeria. In W.A. Hassan, U.B. Kyiogwom, J.K. Ipinjolu, S.A. Maigandi, A. Singh, N.D. Ibrahim, A.U. Dikko, Y.A. Bashar and N. Muhammad (eds.) Mobilising Agricultural Research Towards Attaining Food Security and Industrial Growth in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of Agricultural Society of Nigeria held at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, 24th - 28th October, 2011, pp. 113 - 118.
• (23) A.N. Abdullahi, B.F. Umar, B. Mogbulo and C.N. Ebojei (2011). Incidence of Child Labour Participation and Poverty among Rural Households in Dundaye District, Sokoto State, Nigeria. In W.A. Hassan, U.B. Kyiogwom, J.K. Ipinjolu, S.A. Maigandi, A. Singh, N.D. Ibrahim, A.U. Dikko, Y.A. Bashar and N. Muhammad (eds.) Mobilising Agricultural Research Towards Attaining Food Security and Industrial Growth in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of Agricultural Society of Nigeria held at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, 24th - 28th October, 2011, pp 527 - 536.
• (24) H.U. Muhammad, B.F. Umar, B.Z. Abubakar and A.S. Abdullahi (2011). Assessment of Factors Influencing Beneficiary Participation in Fadama II Project in Niger State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, December 2011, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp 248 - 252.
• (25) Umar, B.F., Ango, A.K., I.A. Illo and U. Hussaini (2012). Impact of Zobe Irrigation Project on the Affected Communities in Dutsinma Local Government Area, Katsina State, North-Western, Nigeria. International Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Soil Science, Vol. 2(6), June 2012.
• (26) Umar, S., B.F. Umar, and A.I. Illo (2013). Coping Strategies among Farmers and Herders during Post Conflict Situation in the Kainji Dam Area of Yauri Emirate, Kebbi State, Nigeria. Journal of Educational and Social Research, vol. 3, No. 9.
• (27) H.U. Muhammad, B.Z. Abakar and A.S. Abdullahi (2013). Impact of Fadama II Project on Rural Livelihoods Well-Being in Niger State, Nigeria. Agro-Science 10(3), 10.4314/as.v10i3.6.
• (28) Saadu Umar and B.F. Umar (2014). Socio-economic factors influencing the use of coping strategies among conflict actors (farmers and herders) in Giron Masa village, Kebbi state, Nigeria, Agrotechnol 2014, 2:4, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2168-9881.S1.011
• (29) Kughur, P.G. and Umar, B.F. (2014). Communal Conflicts and Rural Livelihoods in Benue State, Nigeria. InternationaL Journal of Development Studies, Volume 9, Number 8.
• (30) S. Umar and B.F. Umar (2014). Coping Strategies among Farmers and Herders during Post Conflict Situation in the Kaindji Dam Area of Yauri Emirate, Kebbi State, Nigeria/ International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, Vol. 19, pp. 234-243.
• (31) S. Umar and B.F. Umar (2014). Socio-Economic Factors Influencing the Use of Coping Strategies among Conflict Actors (Farmers and Herders) in Giron Masa Village, Kebbi State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 9, 2014.
• (32) Ubandoma G.A., B.F. Umar, B.Z. Abubakar and S.D. Abubakar (2016). Assessment of Farmers' Awareness of Climate Change and Adaptation Measures in the Northern Zone of Sokoto State Agricultural Development Project. Journal of Agriculture and Environment, Vol.12 No.2, 2016: 47-58.
• (33) Makinta, Maina Mohammed, Hamisu, Saadu and Bello, Umar Faruq (2017). Influence of Traditional Institutions in Farmer-Herder Conflicts Management in Borno State, Nigeria. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 17(2): 1-6, Article no. AJAEES.33129.
• (34) Makinta M. Mohammed, B.F. Umar and S. Hamisu (2017). Farmer-Herder Conflicts Management: The Role of Traditional Institutions in Borno State, Nigeria. Mauritius: Lambert Academic Publishing, ISSN 978-3-659-67220-0.
• (35) Mamman Muntak, Bello Farouk Umar, Bello Zaki Abubakar and Aminu Mohammed (2017). Perceived Effects of ICT on Job Performance of Lecturers in Agricultural Sciences in Northwest Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Development Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1.
• (36) Muhammad, M.B., Abubakar, B.Z. and Umar, B.F. (2017). Evaluation of Adoption of Recommended Improved Rice Production Practices by Small Scale Farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Samaru Journal of Agricultural Education (SJAE), Vol. 7:2, November 2017.
• (37) M.B. Muhammad, B.Z. Abubakar, B.F. Umar and D.H. Yakubu (2017). Factors Influencing Adoption of Improved Rice Production Technologies by Rice Farmers in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Environment, Vol. 12, No. 1.
• (38) Tambari, I.W. and B.F. Umar (2018). Adverse Effects of 2010 Flood Disaster on Livelihoods of Farming Households in Sokoto State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Development Studies, Vol. 3, No. 1.
• (39) Ango Adamu Kamba, Ladebo Olugbenga Jelil and Umar Bello Farouk (2019). A Meditational Analysis of Factors Affecting Organisational Commitment. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 160p.
• (40) A. Hashim, S.H. Sidi, B.Z. Abubakar, B.F. Umar, H.M. Aliero and F.J. Yelwa (2020). Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Community Development in Zamfara State, Nigeria. International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology (IJEAB), vol. 5, issue 2, https://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijeab.51.6, pp 48-58.