Nigerian Farmers Lament As Floods Wash Away Rice Fields, May Bring Poor Harvests
There are fears among stakeholders in the rice value chain that the flooding currently wreaking havoc on rice farms in producing areas will affect harvest in this year’s rain-fed circle. According to Daily Trust, thousands of hectares of rice farms in Taraba, Jigawa, Kano, Benue, Niger, Kogi, Kebbi, among other producing states up North, have been reportedly washed away. In the affected states, some of the farms were either at maturing stage or nearing the stage when the waters washed them away.
Source: saharareporters.com