Nigeria: COVID-19 - How Markets Closure Affects Dry Season Farmers

Katsina — Irrigation farmers in Katsina State have expressed concerns over the shutdown of markets in cities like Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, Kaduna and Kano at the peak of the dry season tomato harvest.

The development, according to the farmers, is threatening the market price of the produce in the state.

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