Benue Farmers Seek Government Intervention As They Lose Farmlands, Loved Ones To Herders Invasion

118 By Yunusa Umar Across several communities in Benue State, North-central Nigeria, farmers are fleeing for their lives as their multi-million naira plantations are destroyed in the wake of a worsening farmers-herders crisis. AfriCast’s Yunusa Umar spoke to these farmers, who alleged that the security agencies and authorities in Guma local government area of the state have […]

April 29, 2024

Tales Of Woes Among Women Farmers In Southwest Nigeria As Security Agencies Fail To Protect Them

266 By Zainab Sanni and Alaba Adeyemi In recent years, food security in Nigeria has been threatened by incessant farmers-herders conflict, fueled by climate change. A key feature of this conflict is the targeted attack on farmers and their farmlands. According to the African Development Bank, Nigeria women contribute 70 percent of the total agricultural […]