Nigeria: Harvest Threatened as Floods Wash Away Thousands of Farmlands

20 September 2018

Dutse — Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State is likely to experience food deficit this harvest season, following the flood that washed away thousands of farmlands in the area.

Rice, cow pea, sorghum, millet, sesame and tomato farms belonging to over 46,000 people majority of whom are small holder farmers along River Hadejia were submerged.

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