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Dry season farming: Stakeholders speak on deepening food insecurity On Kindly Share This Story: Most small-scale farmers in Nigeria rely on rainfed cultivation and do not have access to adequate water sources to engage in large-scale dry season production, leading to local shortages of important crops and high market prices in the dry season due to the lack of technique to cultivate them when the weather condition becomes harsh. The unpredictability of rainfall patterns and amount in northern Nigeria implies the need for farmers to engage in dry-season farming to boost their incomes. With th...

Farmers frustrated as cows invade Ekiti farms, destroy ready-for-harvest maize Abiodun Nejo Ekiti State-based farmer, Tunde Afe, is still counting the losses he incurred after cows destroyed his farm thrice, the latest being in January 2021. It was gathered that some herdsmen led cows to graze on the farm. Afe, who is a cleric in the state, said his cassava farm was destroyed by cows a fortnight ago in Itapaji, Ikole Local Government Area of the state. He added that destruction of farms by herdsmen’s cattle was routine in the state. He said, “Parts of my cassava farm at Itapaji Ekiti were...

The President, MAAN, Bello Abubakar, made the appeal while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that the importation of maize grains at this crucial period would serve as disincentive to maize production, maize farmers and food chain system in the country. Abubakar said that the agitation of Poultry Association of Nigeria and others seeking maize importation would affect maize production in Nigeria. "The Federal Government through the CBN has approved the release of 300,000 metric tonnes of maize grains from the Strategic Grains Reserve (SGR) to ameliorate the adverse effect of maiz...