North-East: Farmers Call For Protection Against Boko Haram - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
May 25, 2019
Some farmers in Borno state have called fordeployment of military and other security personnel to farmlands, to protectthem against attack by Boko Haram insurgents this cropping season.
They also called for modern preservationtechnologies to enhance processing and reduction in damage to agriculturalproduce.
A cross section of the farmers made the call inseparate interviews at some fields in Jere and Mafa Local Government Areas ofthe state.
A beans grower, Ali Bukar at Keyamla plantation saidthe call was imperative to protect them from attack by the insurgents. Healleged that the insurgents had recently coordinated attacks against farmersand loggers, a trend which forced most of them to abandon their farmlands.
The Chairman of Rice Farmers Association, Zabalmaricommunity in Jere local government area Muhammad Hassan added that proactivemeasures were necessary to encourage farmers to cultivate their lands duringthe season.