Tag:farmlands

Disaster Risk Management

Flooding: Kogi rice farmers raise alarm over destruction of farmlands

Rice farmers, who are beneficiaries of the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), have cried out over the destruction of their farmlands by flood. The farmers,...

Michael Simire - September 29, 2022

Disaster Risk Management

Farmers count losses, as flood ravages 150,000ha farmlands in North-East Nigeria

Some farmers in the North-East have called for urgent intervention to avert hunger as flood ravages over 150,000 hectares (ha) of farmlands. The farmers, who...

Michael Simire - September 19, 2022

Disaster Risk Management

Flood kills 10, destroys houses, farmlands in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed the death of 10 persons by flood which destroyed several houses and farmlands across the...

Michael Simire - September 7, 2022

Disaster Risk Management

Flood destroys 100 houses, farmlands in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (BASEMA) says no fewer than 100 houses and several farmlands have been destroyed by devastating floods in the...

Michael Simire - July 17, 2022

Climate Change

UK urged to transform farmland to boost food resilience, tackle nature crisis

A WWF report reveals that - at a time of global food insecurity - half of the UK's wheat harvest each year (equivalent to...

Michael Simire - July 5, 2022

Land Degradation

Anambra community groans as gully erosion ravages homes, farmlands

People of Umudim village in Ekwulumili, Nnewi South Local Government of Anambra State say they are living in constant fear over the gully erosion...

Michael Simire - August 19, 2021

Disaster Risk Management

Flood displaces 1,000 persons, submerges farmlands in Anambra community

A major flooding has rendered no fewer than 1,000 persons homeless in four communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Transition Committee...

Michael Simire - September 14, 2020

Agric & Biotech

Hailstorm destroys farmlands in Sokoto

About 70 farmlands have been destroyed by hailstorm in some villages of Shagari Local Government of Sokoto State. Confirming the incident to news men in Shagari...

admin - August 1, 2016

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