This post on irrigation is informed by the fact that the dry season is usually a challenging period for farmers especially in Northern Nigeria. With an average Precipitation that is below 60 millimetres and lack of watering holes, farmers face many challenges in planting. Some farmlands receive yearly rainfall of about 20 inches. Many farmlands in the North have become degraded. Areas that used to be covered by trees and homes have been deforested. Also, the climate is changing the outlook of farming. Farmers face unpredictable weather brought on by climate change. Sometimes the rainy season comes late; at other times, it ends early. Sometimes the rains come late and hard, causing floods. At other times, rains don’t come at all, causing drought. With these weather changes, it is difficult for farmers to plan which crops to grow, when to prepare land, when to plant, and how to plan other farming tasks. Worst hit are those from the North who have to respond to serious weather ch
