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Desertification hampering food production, official says

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    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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