Farmers in tale of woes over flooding

In a video he did and shared with Vanguard, showing the submerged Elema farm road in Rivers State, Nwagwuagwu said that as of July 16, farmers had witnessed massive flooding that eroded farmlands and destroyed crops, lives and property.” Also confirming the plight of farmers across Rivers, Anambra, Bayelsa and other affected states, the National President of the Potato Farmers Association of Nigeria (POFAN) and Deputy National President of AFAN said reports of the devastating impact of the flooding had continued to reach the association.

Different strokes … Providing a different perspective, the National President of the National Onion Producers Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NOPPMAN), Aliyu Isah, said onion farmers in major producing states had not recorded any flooding incidents so far this season, attributing the situation to early precautionary measures based on weather forecasts.