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.
Roaming elephants leave farmers poor and starving
A herd of roaming elephants – numbered by some to be as many as 250 – is disrupting farming in Rann, a town in northeast Nigeria close to the borders […]
Women farmers desperately need support to start over, saying it’s hard to start with nothing
Although farmers in Borno State have been urged to return to their lands, women say they lack adequate support to start over. It’s hard to start with nothing, they have […]
Farmers can’t wait to live off the land again
Farmers near Maiduguri in Borno State are cheering – they might soon be able to go back to their lands to farm in safety. Governor Babagana Umara Zulum visited the […]
Farming: A life not worth living
Rapes, murders, kidnappings and abductions – these are what threaten farmers in Maiduguri in Borno State every time they go to their land. Attacks by extremists have got more […]
Insurgents sabotage cattle trade
The 11-year conflict in northeastern Nigeria has put a stop to herdsmen and cattle traders travelling too far from Maiduguri in Borno State to buy livestock because it’s just too […]
No fruit leaves sour taste in residents’ mouths
Trying to stay healthy by eating fresh fruit is not so easy in Maiduguri. Not only has the price of fruit skyrocketed, but some produce – especially oranges – cannot […]
1,000 Dikwa farmers get seeds and fertilizer
One thousand farmers in the Dikwa Local Government Area received fertilizer and a variety of seeds on Monday, donated by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO), in […]
Starving farmers beg government for help
More than 100 hungry roaming elephants are tramping farmlands and leaving farmers with no harvest in Rann village in Kala/Balge, a local government area of Borno State. Flooding earlier this […]
Essential Food Items Price Increase
‘100 Naira worth of onion is no longer enough to cook a meal for my family due to the price hike’
Medicines and Machinery Recovered in Adamawa
Among the items looted are tractors, grinding machines, and food
