A significant surge in rainfall in some parts of Nigeria over the decade has affected the country's largely rain-fed farming activities
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Over the last decade, the weather pattern in Nigeria has changed significantly. There has been a significant surge in rainfall in some parts of the country, which has affected the largely rain-fed farming activities.that the southern part of Nigeria experienced heavy rainfall during rainy seasons between 1991 and 2020, with annual rainfall usually above 2,000mm, and up to 4,000 mm and more in the Niger Delta.
“I consulted professional farmers and I was advised to construct a drainage on the farm to divert the flood but nothing changed,” she added. “When we started, the land was fertile, the rice grew faster and I made a lot of money. But things have changed now, the land is no longer fertile and rice is not growing the normal way it used to,” he narrated.
“There is no way the crop can survive if there is heavy rainfall. There are many instances where floods ravaged our farms but if there is no heavy rainfall, the Ofada rice will grow normally,” Mr Arikoserere said.A study by Oxfam Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation working to influence policy change in favour of the poor and most vulnerable, shows that Nigeria needs to improve local food production to ensure food security.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation projected that about 2.5 million people in Nigeria would face acute food insecurity during the June to August 2023 lean season. That figure is higher than the 19.45 million the global organisation projected in 2022. The agency is yet to release its projections for 2024.
Mr Arikoserere said most farmers do not have the resources to control the challenges they encounter on the farm. “The truth is that many have abandoned their farms because of the challenges they faced on the farms,” he said.Abiola Kushoro, a resident of Lagos State, told our reporter that she no longer eats Ofada rice.
“Some of the ways forward will be support for the farmers and implementation of the loss and damages of the climate system. Putting those measures in place to address the lingering impact of climate change will be a good way to go about it. Also, building the capacity of farmers on how to produce, in a way that increases their resilience to flooding events and all that.
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