Low-Cost Water-Smart Farming Is the Only Route to Food Security in Nigeria
Recent reporting across African agricultural channels highlights a shift in climate adaptation strategy: sub-Saharan Africa must prioritize low-cost water-smart farming to secure food production. For
Low-Cost Water-Smart Farming Is the Only Route to Food Security in Nigeria
Recent reporting across African agricultural channels highlights a shift in climate adaptation strategy: sub-Saharan Africa must prioritize low-cost water-smart farming to secure food production. For Nigerian agricultural producers and civil society leaders, this shift is not an abstract policy recommendation. It represents an immediate economic necessity. The collapse of fuel subsidies and unpredictable rainfall patterns across Akwa Ibom State and the wider Niger Delta have made traditional petrol-pump irrigation unviable for smallholder farmers.
The Failure of High-Cost Irrigation Models
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Written by Elkanah Oluyori
Executive Director, Clement Isong Foundation Β· Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Elkanah leads Clement Isong Foundation with 16+ years of experience in green economy development, climate justice, and civic technology in Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria. He is the founder of GreenAccelerators, Nigeria's first green economy opportunity portal.
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