The rapidly spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the northern parts of the country could trigger scarcity of food in Africa’s most populous nation by 2021, if the government fails to take proactive measures to mitigate the severity of a looming food crisis, farmers say.
Farmers who spoke with
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
