food security

Climate Change worsens life for Cocoa farmers

Climate Change worsens life for Cocoa farmers

Cocoa farmers in Osun State, South-west Nigeria, are recounting how climate change is resulting in poor harvests, making them lose income and pushing them into unimaginable poverty. In a focused group discussion of five farmers led by Mr. Olu Abayomi, the farmers told MAWA-Foundation that Climate change is adversely impacting on them. In their narratives, …

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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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