Cow invasion and Destruction of farms , A major challenge of our farms .

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Recently, we have assisted our neighbor to build a wire barricade around his guinea corn farm.

The crop has produced really well, hence he took the extra bold and financially intensive steps to build this barricade. Guinea corn is a really scare farm product this year as the drought disrupted the proper growth of so many of our farm products. Only a few farmers were able to grow some crops after taking several measures.

Here is the massive growth progress of this crop.

It was now a necessity to build this barricade around this 10-acre guinea corn farm, and the reason for this is not far-fetched. Cow invasion and destruction of farms is

It seems like the battle between we farmers and cattle rearers is becoming an unending one with no possible solution in sight. While we are into food production, the cattle farmers are engaged in raising mainly animals for meat production as their own source of income.

The problem now is that cattle rearers barely get enough food to feed their animals as they grow in numbers; hence, there is a constant need to carry them around for grazing. Bringing these animals to graze on our growing crops has always been the reason for the ceaseless fight between farmers and cattle rearers.

These animal breeders are meant to allow us to grow and harvest some crops first before they are permitted to bring their animals to feed on the waste from our harvest. If this had been the case, we wouldn't be having issues with these people, but as we have them to be some sort of stubborn, irresponsible, and inconsiderate animal breeders, they often cease this opportunity to cause havoc to our farms.

Earlier this year these cows invaded my daddy's corn farm and wrecked havoc with what we had left from the drought; until date, daddy didn't harvest a single comb of corn.
Yesterday, while we were working on the farm, they brought their cows to graze on some field.

Farmers are usually defenseless against these people, as often times they come armed to the farm, and in our various local communities they have killed and eliminated farmers who try to stand in their way. This is one of the serious challenges we face here as farmers, regardless of the fact the fact that we haven't relented in growing crops since we need this for food. We just thread carefully and let them have their way, however.

We felt that the losses would be so much if these cows invaded this corn; hence, the barn wire was bought, and we used cement and wood to make this barrier. This is really expensive, as not all farmers can afford it, but it seems to be a good and lasting solution, and whatever is planted in the barricade yearly will be reasonably safe.

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