Farming and Livestock
ISWAP Kills Five Farmers in Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria
Saturday, August 30, suspected ISWAP insurgents killed at least five farmers. The tragedy occurred in Ngoshe, a community in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. “Such horrors visit us almost daily” said Junaid Jibrin, a legislative aide.
Woman takes on a man’s world and emerges successful, empowered and independent
For centuries farming has been one of the oldest professions in the world. In northeast Nigeria, where most communities depend on farming, it is regarded predominantly as a men’s work. […]
Elephants a jumbo problem for farmers in Gamboru Ngala
More than 30 farms in Gamboru Ngala, a market town in Borno State, close to the Cameroon border, have been trampled on and destroyed by a herd of elephants. Farmers in […]
Despite racketeers, business is booming since the reopening of Gamboru Ngala road
Five months after the Gamboru Ngala road was reopened, business, particularly the trade in livestock, is once again thriving between Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon but business owners and traders have […]
Rampaging insurgents keep farmers away from their lands, leaving them sitting idle at home
Farming in Kalari Abdulye is how most of its residents make a living – but rampaging insurgents and the forces’ lack of patrol cars, weapons and other security equipment is […]
Dikwa farmers appeal to government for more land and increased security
With the rainy season in northeast Nigeria just starting, farmers in Dikwa, Borno State, can hardly wait to get back to their lands – but they first have to overcome […]
25 rice farms destroyed in one night – and millions of naira lost
Brief – It took just one night for cattle belonging to herders to destroy 25 rice farms in the Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State – and the farmers […]
Outbreaks of deadly cattle disease found in Dogondoutchi and in areas bordering Nigeria
Outbreaks of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) – an insidious pneumonic disease in cattle – have been recorded in the Department of Dogondoutchi, in the Dosso region in Niger, for almost […]
Internally displaced persons crying out for farming equipment and better security
Internally displaced persons at the Kawar Maila camp in Maiduguri urgently need farming equipment and more security, saying they are helpless without them. They have asked the government and non-governmental […]
Rice farmers count their losses instead of their profits
Rice Farmers in the Jere Local Government Area in Borno State are counting their losses instead of their profits because of very low rainfall in the area. And farmers in […]
Soaring fertiliser prices could result in reduced harvests and even higher food prices
The skyrocketing prices of fertiliser could exacerbate already high food prices and food availability. So say farmers in Adamawa State, who told RNI reporter Abubakar Mustapha that the high prices […]
