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Nigeria has a food security problem as water for crops is harder to find


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Published in Food and Wine on Tuesday, May 13th 2025 at 8:48 GMT by   Print publication without navigation

  • Climate change is challenging agriculture in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. The north accounts for most of the nation's agriculture, but farmers there say once-reliable water bodies are drying up.

In Nigeria, the drying up of the Rivers Niger and Benue, attributed to climate change and the construction of dams upstream, is severely impacting local farmers and communities. The reduced water flow has led to decreased agricultural productivity, with farmers like Mohammed Ilyasu struggling to grow crops such as rice and vegetables due to insufficient irrigation. The situation is exacerbated by the lack of government support and the failure of the Dasin Hausa Dam project, which was intended to help but remains incomplete. This has forced many farmers to abandon their lands, contributing to increased poverty and food insecurity in the region.

Read the Full Associated Press Article at:
[ https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-climate-rivers-farming-agriculture-drought-0985473d47de9b752cd4b07f6df99c22 ]

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