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Climate Change Impacts FCT women farmers, widens inequality

Climate Change Impacts FCT women farmers, widens inequality

Women farmers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Nigerian capital city are recounting how climate change impact is hitting them and widening economic inequality in the communities they live. The small holders’ women farmers who spoke to MAWA-Foundation at Jiwa community, in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Kuje and Abaji recounted how shortage in …

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Climate change hits Northern Nigerian Farmers hardest

Climate change hits Northern Nigerian Farmers hardest

The change in weather conditions as a result of climate change is hitting Northern Nigerian ginger farmers the hardest resulting in the loss of income and rendering them poor. Farmers in Kaduna, north-west Nigeria in different accounts narrated how the change in weather as a result of climate change has negatively impacted their ginger farms. …

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Abuja farmers losing Yam harvest to Climate Change

How Climate Change Impacts Farmers in FCT Communities

A commissioned report by MAWA-Foundation with support from MEEDAN to examine the impact of climate change in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria’s capital city, with an estimated 3,067,500 populations and covers 7,620 kilometres of landmass, has found how rural farmers are losing their yam produce to climate change. A situation that is making them …

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We are losing beans farm to climate change – Jiwa Farmers

We are losing beans farm to climate change – Jiwa Farmers

Farmers at the Jiwa community in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria’s capital city have continued to recount how they are losing their beans farm to a change in weather, a condition they said was brought upon them by the climate change. The farmers who spoke to MAWA-Foundation at a …

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Climate Change reason for our low harvest – Dobi Farmers

Climate Change reason for our low harvest – Dobi Farmers

Farmers in the Dobi community of Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nigeria’s capital city have attributed their low harvest to climate change impact. Pointing out how the change in weather conditions brought by climate change is becoming a major threat to their survival. Driving into the community that is about 30 …

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We are losing means of livelihood to climate change – Kuje farmers

We are losing means of livelihood to climate change – Kuje farmers

Farmers at the Chibiri community in Kuje Area Council of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have continued to recount how they are losing their harvest which is the means of their livelihood to hotness in weather conditions that they say are being propelled by climate change. Driving into the community from Gwagwalada Area Council which is …

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We lost 65% Yam to climate change – FCT farmers

We lost 65% Yam to climate change – FCT farmers

Farmers at the Kwaita community in Kwali Area Council of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria’s capital city have continued to recount how they lost over 65% of their yam harvest to excessive heat caused by hot weather as a result of climate change. In the community that is predominantly farmers located a few kilometres from …

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Climate change making us poorer - FCT community farmers

Climate change making us poorer – FCT community farmers

Farmers in the Yaba community in Abaji Area Council of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria’s capital city are recounting how climate change is impacting them and pushing them into hunger and poverty. Driving from Abaji Area Council Secretariat to the Yaba community is about 47 kilometres. From the Lokoja-Abuja highway junction close to the Kwaita …

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I lost my beans farm to climate change – FCT Farmer

I lost my beans farm to climate change – FCT Farmer

Mr. Chikaodili popularly known as Papa Ejima among the Bmuko community inhabitants of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT-Abuja) has narrated how he lost his beans farm to the impact of climate change. Papa Ejima who spoke to MAWA-Foundation on his farm, said the sudden stop of rainfall, stunted the growth of the beans he cultivated …

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Rural awareness key to addressing climate change

Rural awareness key to addressing climate change

Rural awareness and capacity building of the local inhabitants is key to addressing climate change. The United Nations and other development partners working to address climate change impacts, must identify and work with local partners within the media and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to undertake rural awareness and capacity building on climate change. And, in …

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