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Abuja farmers losing Yam harvest to Climate Change

Abuja farmers losing Yam harvest to Climate Change

MAWA Foundation examined how climate change is impacting Farmers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria’s capital city. We found that farmers are losing yam produce to climate change, a situation that is making them lose income and exposing them to poverty and hunger. In this Report, MAWA Foundation conducted six focused group discussions among …

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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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Climate change reduces Banana production,

Climate change reduces Banana production, affects child education in FCT community

Small-scale farmers at the Bmuko Community in Bwari Area Council of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have continued to lament how climate change is affecting Banana production and impacting their children’s education. Mr. Liberty Oseni, the Coordinator of MAWA Foundation, under the organization’s “Community Voice Project” led a team of journalists and researchers to the …

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Exposed: How Edo state govt diverting farmers loan using Sterling Bank

MAWA Foundation has uncovered how the Edo State Government is diverting Agric Loans given to farmers using Sterling Bank. Under the deal, the Edo State government instructed Sterling Bank to restrict bank account of the farmers who benefited from the Agric Loan while the government is withdrawing the money without the farmers’ knowledge and approval. …

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Special Report How Farmers Lost Farmlands, Produce to Herders Crisis

As crisis among Herders and Farmers increasingly become unabated, farmers are losing lives, which has forced many of them to abandon their farmlands, losing crops and revenues. MAWA FOUNDATION in this Special Report examined the impact of Herder’s crisis on the farmers and its implication on food security. In this Special Report, MAWA interviewed farmers …

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COVID-19 impact on us huge to bear – Angwa Jaba Farmers

Farmers at the Angwa Jaba community in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa state have said coronavirus pandemic has made them poor and hopeless. The farmers said the pandemic stopped buyers of their farm produce from coming to patronize them, making them suffer abject poverty and deep predicament. The farmers who spoke to the Media …

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