Drying Bakori Dam Leads to Failing Crops
Hundreds of irrigation farmers cultivating crops at the Bakori Dam site in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, have been counting their losses due to shortage of water from the dam.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that crops are drying up as a result of the seizure of water supply to irrigation farms from the dam and some crops were still not matured for harvest.
NAN reports on Friday that the situation has forced farmers to embark on early harvests, as they were seen picking few matured crops.
The chairman of Bakori irrigation farmers, Alhaji Jamilu Muhammad, told NAN that more than 500 farmers were involved in irrigation farming at the site.
He also said that it provided employment to no fewer than 1,500 people, especially youths, who worked directly on the farms or are engaged in trading at the dam premises.
Jeremy Weate