At the beginning of the area’s farming season in June, Abubakar Alau borrowed N1.4 million from his elder brother to buy inputs for his farm situated a few kilometres from the Alau Dam in Laujeri, Borno State. However, less than two weeks before he planned to start harvesting the crops in September, a catastrophic flood swept through the community and destroyed his farm.
“Nothing is there (on his farm) now; it is zero over zero.” Mr Alau said. “I planted tomatoes, onions and…
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