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Nigeria: Heatwave - Ekiti Farmers Increase Irrigation, Adopt Measures to Protect Crops, Livestock
Farmers across Ekiti State are running their irrigation systems harder than usual these days. With temperatures climbing well above normal levels, growers have moved quickly to protect both their crops and their livestock from the damage that sustained heat can bring.
The push to intensify irrigation is part of a broader set of measures farmers in the state are putting in place. The goal is straightforward: keep losses as low as possible while the heatwave holds.
How long the high temperatures will last, and what that means for the harvest season ahead, remains the question on every farmer's mind.
Originally published by AllAfrica.