In the past three years, rising insecurity in Nigeria resulted in gangs kidnapping people for ransom, particularly targeting staff of prosperous agricultural enterprises, leading to farm closures or operational reductions. The insecurity has forced hundreds of “out growers” to drop out of their network of supervised farms, where farmers were provided quality seeds to be ensured maximum yield.
Read more about this situation: Nigerian kidnap gangs drive big-time Nigerian farmers away where GFN members Stella Thomas, Nigeria and Rotimi Williams, Nigeria are interviewed by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, BBC News.