Dry spell, unpredictable rain push back production of ofada rice in Ekiti
Swamp farming system and flood One of the rivers spoken to Premium Times about (PHOTO CREDIT: Popoola Ademola) The force of climate change also affects swamp or lowland rice farmers, who experience heavy flooding when it finally rains.
In 2024, Abu Ibrahim raised one million naira and invested it in rice farming in the Orun-Igbemo community of Ekiti State, Nigeria.“I planted over two hectares of maize, while keeping just a single hectare for rice,” Mr Ibrahim told PREMIUM TIMES at his farm.
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