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Reforestation in Nigeria employs both natural and artificial methods. Reforestation involves the deliberate planting of trees and restoring forested areas that have been depleted or destroyed. It involves a planned restocking of the forest to ensure sustainable supply of timber and other forest products .
In northern Nigeria, research surrounding intensive agricultural practices has been taking place for a number of decades, especially in the Kano Close-Settled Zone. Development plans for this region have focused on the use of imported technology and irrigation schemes, while neglecting traditional farming practices of the region. [7]
A child is checked for signs of malnutrition in Katsina State, Nigeria, March 2011 . In Nigeria, several subsequent governments have implemented different policies in an attempt to develop the rural areas and alleviate the poverty rate that has become a prominent decadence in such areas. However, very little success has been recorded so far.
Farmers can take odd areas or difficult-to-farm areas out of production as they integrate native plant species into farm fields as contour buffers and edge-of-field filters. [4] In Iowa, most of the rich and fertile soils have been dedicated to corn and soybean crops. Only around 0.1 percent of the original tallgrass prairie remains. [5]
Kano River Project is a modern integrated agricultural land use development in Northern Nigeria.River Kano also locally called Kogin Kano. The project is a large scale irrigation project developed under the authority of Hadejia-Juma’are River Basin Development Authority.
A farmer and his cow. The majority of herders in African countries are livestock owners. Livestock farming is a part of Nigeria's agriculture system. In 2017, Nigeria had approximately over 80 million poultry farming, 76 million goats, 43.4 million sheep, 18.4 million cattle, 7.5 million pigs, and 1.4 million of its equivalent. [26]
The Dadin Kowa Dam is located in Yamaltu Deba local government area of Gombe State in the North east part of Nigeria.Dadin Kowa is 41.6 kilometers from Gombe metropolis. [1] The dam is located about 37 kilometers to the east of the town Gombe and 5 km from the Dadin Kowa village, [2] and provides drinking water for the town.
The Asejire Reservoir is in Oyo State in the south west of Nigeria on the Osun River, about 30 kilometers east of Ibadan.The reservoir was built in the late 1960s. Farming is totally banned in the catchment area, and trees have been planted on the banks, so erosion and silting are not issues.