with Flooding which has destroyed a large expanse of rice farms in five local government areas in Taraba State covering more than 250 kilometres on boundaries with Adamawa and Benue states.
VOP News desk gathered that the affected areas are the hub of rice production and 90 per cent of rice farms located on both sides of river Benue in the area was destroyed by flood.
The affected local government areas are Karim Lamido, Ardo Kola, Lau, Gassol and Ibbi.
However, residents have appealed to the federal and Taraba State governments to assist farmers affected by flood in the state.
The chief of Mutumbiyu, Retired Justice Sani Muhammed said it was a double tragedy for rice farmers in his domain.
He lamented that the farmers who ran away from the hinterland to the riverside for their farming activities because of bandits’ attacks were in a great loss.
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