{"id":34657,"date":"2023-11-02t18:12:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-02t18:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=34657"},"modified":"2024-03-01t16:48:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01t16:48:54","slug":"deforestation-food-security-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/deforestation-food-security-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"where did all the fruit trees go? fighting food insecurity and deforestation in nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/storyfest-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/storyfest-entry.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38243\" style=\"width:164px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>going to school as a child used to be fun. aside from the expected interesting knowledge imparted by the school teachers, there were other aspects attached to the daily school routine which were once so amusing. among these were the abundant free foods on the streets that led to my school. there used to be different kinds of fruit-bearing trees pounced on by the students, especially when returning home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>my father\u2019s neighbor, mr. ige took it to another level \u2014 he specially created a garden with indigenous fruits and vegetables such as spondias mombin (iyeye), african star apple (agbalumo), irvingia gabonensis (oro) in his yard. despite struggling financially himself, he had done so much to reduce hunger in the town to a bare minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>however, strolling around the same streets today, one can hardly find a single tree planted as they have been uprooted for the construction of more buildings for businesses and supposedly developmental projects. today, deforestation is one of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrdc.org\/stories\/what-are-causes-climate-change#deforestation\"> major drivers of climate change<\/a>, and in my hometown in nigeria, it contributes to ravaging food scarcity as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfp.org\/news\/fao-unicef-and-wfp-call-urgent-and-long-lasting-action-west-and-central-africa-region-faces\">un world food programme<\/a>, over 25 million nigerians face acute hunger. this calls for&nbsp;urgent concern as it aligns with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elibrary.imf.org\/view\/journals\/018\/2023\/018\/article-a001-en.xml\">predictions of other global bodies<\/a>, which further elucidate the effects of climate change on food security in nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>more so, the 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalhungerindex.org\/nigeria.html\">global hunger index<\/a> affirms that nigeria ranks 103rd out of the 121 countries with sufficient data to calculate 2022 ghi scores. with a score of 27.3, nigeria has a level of hunger that is serious. this suggests that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1287827\/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-nigeria-by-gender\/\">12.9 percent<\/a> of the global population in extreme poverty was found in nigeria as of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">fewer trees, more challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>yusuf hameed, a farmer in southwestern nigeria, lamented on the increasing rate of deforestation in his community, claiming that the songs of birds fade each day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cdeforestation has been a concern over the years. on a daily basis, i notice a diminution of the level of the songs made by the birds, as there are very few trees around,\u201d hameed said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the disappearance of local birds is more than just a bad omen. with fewer trees surrounding his farm, hameed attributes a growing number of poultry deaths to the lack of shade. \u201cthis has affected my poultry farm considering the intense amount of unbearable heat that penetrates into the poultry during the day, leading to fatality of the birds,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/e08cad6f-c1ac-4228-b482-ce1f5af00d9a.jpeg\" alt=\"where fruit trees once provided neighborhood kids with daily food, construction sites now line the sidewalks. organizers and farmers in nigeria are being faced with feeding their communities despite the growing challenges of deforestation and climate change. \" class=\"wp-image-34659\" style=\"width:512px;height:341px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">kids learning to plant trees at an event in ile-ife, nigeria. (wole adegbule)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">fighting the link between deforestation, climate change and food insecurity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>this issue is coupled with the growing problem of climate change, which is a significant factor in nigeria\u2019s decreasing agricultural productivity, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/nigeria\/fao-in-nigeria\/nigeria-at-a-glance\/en\/\">fao<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cclimate change poses a significant impact on farm produce, primarily through changes in temperature, precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events. higher temperatures mean quicker rate of spoilage and deterioration of perishable produce after harvest,\u201d said babajide oluwase, ceo of ecotutu, a cleantech company that strives to make cooling more affordable and accessible for businesses, especially in the agriculture sector.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c[increased heat] leads to post-harvest losses, affecting the quantity and quality of farm produce available to feed the teeming population,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>farmers on the ground-level are also employing solutions to drier conditions. stella arowolo, who also goes by \u00c0gb\u00e9b\u00ecnrin, is a farmer and young leader in abeokuta, a city in southwestern part of nigeria who uses a method known as soilless farming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cso in respect to my kind of farming, which is soilless farming, the whole system mitigates climate change because it is a refined, profitable and sustainable way to produce food in order to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and ensure sustainable food systems,\u201d said arowolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>soilless farming makes use of a hydroponics system that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agritecture.com\/blog\/2019\/3\/7\/soilless-agriculture-an-in-depth-overview\">can save water, space, and nutrients.<\/a> plants such as rice and maize have been tested on soilless farming and they yielded good produce. however, a major challenge of soilless farming in nigeria is the inadequate infrastructure and lack of resources needed to supply the nutrients necessary for strong yields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>another challenge associated with soilless farming is the cost. according to \u00c0gb\u00e9b\u00ecnrin, \u201cin the process of laying hands on alternative means [of] food production, [technologies and innovations] are being explored which are actually expensive compared to the conventional ways of farming.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">cultivating a more sustainable future in nigeria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>farmers need to be empowered with financial assistance and\/or fruits-bearing trees for them to plant and monitor till they grow to maturity. this support could be implemented by the government through the involvement of policy makers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>in addition, formulation and implementation of policies for effective environmental governance and climate action which protect forest resources and enforce massive afforestation projects are highly needed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>this also educates people on food security and regulates the incessant depletion of trees, animals and farmlands. more so, environmental education should be taught in the school curriculum to erase environmental illiteracy starting from the grassroots.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"630\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/79ddfc68-b46e-4cb0-9cbf-79c2eb9d0c75.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34658\" style=\"width:571px;height:374px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">kids gather and smile after learning about climate change at an igiwul\u00f3 event. (wole adegbule)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>despite the challenges, i can still see hope in forest restoration. community engagement and education are key, which is why i am engaging my community on sustainable interventions such as \u201cigiwul\u00f3 campaign.&#8221; igiwul\u00f3 is a yoruba word that means, \u201ctrees are important.&#8221; it is a green educational strategy designed to engage people on tree planting in schools and communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>igiwul\u00f3 merges teaching and afforestation together through programs that involve young people in their schools and their parents in their communities, it teaches the effects of deforestation, citing examples such as flooding, erosion, high temperature and food security, and proposes solutions to these challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>through these efforts, i hope to restore my childhood memories of trees and fruits covering the city streets and make vital nutrition available to the neighborhood kids once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>with fewer fruit tress around, organizers and farmers in nigeria are faced with feeding their communities despite growing challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16813,"featured_media":34660,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4916,4896,7080,4914],"tags":[],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-34657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate","category-food","category-storyfest-2024","category-sustainability"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>fighting food insecurity and deforestation in nigeria - planet forward<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"with fewer fruit tress around, organizers and farmers in nigeria are faced with feeding their communities despite growing challenges.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/deforestation-food-security-nigeria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_us\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"fighting food insecurity and deforestation in nigeria - planet forward\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"with fewer fruit tress around, organizers and farmers in nigeria are faced with feeding their communities despite growing challenges.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/deforestation-food-security-nigeria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"planet forward\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/planetforward.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-11-02t18:12:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-01t16:48:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/f981876b-f0b5-42e7-82f4-03dd9f427810.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"638\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"wole adegbule\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@planet_forward\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@planet_forward\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"wole adegbule\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"article\",\"@id\":\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/deforestation-food-security-nigeria\/#article\",\"ispartof\":{\"@id\":\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/deforestation-food-security-nigeria\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"wole adegbule\",\"@id\":\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5f4c84a51384e2180bd3e4719085175e\"},\"headline\":\"where did all the fruit trees go? 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