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Desertification hampering food production, official says

    NAIROBI

    Desertification in northern Nigeria is affecting food production, the 'Vanguard' newspaper of Lagos reported on Friday. Environment Minister Sani Zango Daura was quoted as saying desertification was growing at a rate of 0.6 km per year, resulting in "poor agricultural yield and the consequent food scarcity in the country". Speaking at a meeting with the Dutch minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment, Daura said Nigeria had been battling with desertification since the historic Sahelian drought of the 1970s.

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