Nigeria: Over 350 hectares of cassava destroyed by flood in Edo

Afrique Jet (Nov. 12, 2012) | The Edo North coordinator of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Alhaji Abdulahi Mohammed, has disclosed that over 350 hectares of cassava farm were destroyed by flood in Edo. Mohammed disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Auchi, Edo. He said the flood, which affected Etsako East and Etsako Central Local Government Areas of the state, caused serious damage to the council areas which were known for growing cassava, rice and yam.