Despite flood, drought, rice farmers record bumper harvest in Nigeria

Published 2024년 11월 16일

Tridge summary

Farmers in Nigeria have faced challenges such as flooding, moderate drought, diseases, and high labor and input costs, but have still managed to record good harvests, especially in Kebbi State where rice farmers reported bumper harvests despite flooding, leading to falling rice prices. However, the high cost of inputs like fertilizer and transportation, as well as power outages in Bauchi and other northern states, have offset the joy of the high yield harvests and kept rice prices from further dropping.
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Farmers nationwide faced four challenges this year: floods, moderate drought, diseases and the cost of labour and input. In most areas of the North-West, crops were inundated under water due to floods and moderate droughts, while in several North eastern and central states, investments were withered by drought. Our correspondents in the states report that farmers have managed to record good harvests in spite of these difficulties. In Kebbi State, rice farmers said despite the flooding that submerged and washed away many rice farms, they still recorded bumper harvest. It would be recalled that 16 out of the 21 local government areas of the state suffered flooding and wind storms resulting in many farmlands being taken over by flood waters. In Argungu, Arewa, Suru Bagudo and Maiyama, farmers recorded huge losses as their rice that were about to be harvested were washed away by flood. Despite this terrible situation, some rice farmers who were lucky to survive the incessant rainfall ...

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