Nigeria, April 23 -- From Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa to Kaduna, Katsina, and Kano, areas previously noted for significant agricultural output are now battling with desolate farms, shrinking markets, and decaying transportation systems. Repeated attacks and kidnappings have shut down or relocated farmers, merchants, and small businesses, therefore stifling regional economic activity.



Families throughout northern and central Nigeria are now feeling the effects of conflict zones outside their regions as food prices rise and salaries decline. Analysts claim that what started out as a security concern has grown into a severe economic crisis with consequences for regional stability and national growth.



Many dispossessed farmers cannot re...