Nigeria, also known as the giant of Africa because of its large population and economy, has traditionally had a thriving farming sector. Agriculture, the life-blood of the Nigerian economy, contributes to a third of […]
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Soldiers as Farmers: Army Agriculture and Food Security in Contemporary Nigeria – Nina G. Gavrilova
11 min read Abstract FAO estimates that most of Nigeria’s population is underserved; besides hunger, people experience effects of poor nutrition – diabetes, obesity, anaemia, etc. Formerly Nigeria was an […]
What an irrigation project reveals about farmer-herder conflict in northern Nigeria – Daniel Adeoluwa Adeniyi
4 min read Our Take: Recent years have seen a rise in clashes between herders and local farmers in some Nigerian areas. According to another report, between 2015 and 2017, […]