{{Officials say Islamic militants have driven 19,000 rice farmers from northeast Nigeria while a military crackdown is preventing thousands more from working their fields.}}<\/p>\n
Agriculture commissioner Usman Zannah in Borno state warns food shortages are imminent in the fifth week of a state of emergency in the vast region.<\/p>\n
Zannah told media Tuesday that roadblocks prevent farmers from reaching their fields while those in the hinterlands cannot reach towns to buy fertilizer and hire labor.<\/p>\n
Chad Basin Development Authority director Garba Iliya said last week that 10,000 hectares of rice paddies have been abandoned by some 19,000 farmers at the peak of the harvesting season.<\/p>\n
Islamic militants have killed more than 150 people in attacks in northeast Nigeria this year. Soldiers are accused of killing dozens of civilians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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