Tag: AFAN

Kaduna: Bandits set farms on fire in Birnin-Gwari, destroy harvested maize

Aminu Imam
Kaduna bandits set farms on fire

Suspected bandits have set fire to harvested maize on six farms in Kwaga village and Unguwar Zako, in Birnin-Gwari local government area of Kaduna State. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday night, when the bandits stormed the farms and set fire to all the harvested maize. A video clip showed the charred remains of the affected farms, with the owners consoling one another. The affected farm owners include Kabiru Halilu Kwaga, who had harvested over 160 bags of maize last year and was hoping for an even larger harvest this…

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“Kidnapping, farmers extortion aggravating food insecurity in Nigeria” – All Farmers association 

Aminu Imam
AFAN decries farmers extortion

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, (AFAN), has stated that food shortages will persist across the country due to on-going kidnappings, killings of farmers, and the occupation of farmlands. The association also expressed serious concerns over large-scale extortion of farmers at increasing numbers of illegal checkpoints in parts of the country. AFAN’s National vice-president, Chief Daniel Okafor, spoke to newsmen at the 46th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Food Security in Calabar, Cross River State. He called on the federal government to implement the outcomes of…

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Food crisis looms in Nigeria ? AFAN

Aminu Imam

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has alerted the nation that the continued cases of insecurity in the country may lead to food crisis across the land before the end of 2021. Speaking during the flag-off and sale of fertiliser for the 2021 cropping season in Minna yesterday by the Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, the State chairman of AFAN, Shehu Galadima, said that there may be a food crisis in the country if the challenges of insecurity were not tackled by the government. According to him, all…

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AFAN assures Nigerians of sufficient rice ahead of yuletide

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has assured Nigerians of sufficient supply of local rice ahead of the yuletide. Kabir Ibrahim, AFAN National President said this while speaking on Monday on the availability of rice during the yuletide. Ibrahim said that farmers have been directed to embark on dry season farming to bridge the supply gap and increase production. He said that AFAN was relying on raining season production to have sufficient supply adding that farmers would soon begin harvest of the commodity. According to him, the only thing…

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