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This study examined the implication of pastoralist crop-farmers conflict on food security in Plateau state. One specific research objective was formulated to guide the study. The research design was descriptive survey research design and 150 respondents, made up of farmers and nomadic pastoralists were used for the study. The respondents were selected using simple random sampling technique before being used for the study. The instrument known as “Pastoralist – Crop Farmers Conflict and food security Questionnaire (PCFCFSQ)” was used to collect the data from the respondents. The instrument (PCFCFSQ) was subjected to reliability test, using Cronbach Alpha method and it produced high reliability coefficient of 0.92 to justify the use of the instrument. The findings revealed that farmer-nomadic pastoralist conflict has significant implication on food security in Plateau State. One of the recommendations was that government should ensure that those involved in the allocation of land for farming should imbibe responsibility and not allocate along cattle route or over grazing lands to avoid encroachment by nomadic herdsmen. Support for agricultural development through incentives will facilitate availability of food for the teaming Nigeria population.