Farmers in Zamfara Seek Urgent Help Over Bird Invasion

Over 1,500 farmers from the Bakalori Irrigation Scheme in Zamfara State have appealed to the government for urgent intervention following a significant bird invasion that has devastated 250 hectares of farmland. The situation has escalated into an annual disaster, with farmers exhausting local control methods as the bird attacks worsen each year.

Malam Yakubu Yahaya, the chairman of the Bakalori Water User Association, stated that the invasion threatens food security and the livelihoods of the farmers in the area. The farmers have called for immediate government action to save the remaining farmland.

Alhaji Mahe Bala, the acting director of bird control at the Zamfara State Ministry of Agriculture, confirmed that the ministry has received reports regarding the emergency and is treating the matter with urgency. He indicated that a technical team would be deployed to assess the remaining farmland and recommend immediate control measures to prevent further losses in the current crop season.