Taraba farmers may stop irrigation farming over fuel price surge

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/farmers.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/farmers.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/farmers-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/farmers-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/farmers-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/farmers-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/farmers-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>Farmers across Taraba State have raised the alarm over rising petrol and diesel prices, warning that the development could force many of them to abandon irrigation farming in the coming season and worsen concerns over food production. The farmers said the soaring cost of fuel, coupled with high prices of fertilisers, tractor hiring services and [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/16/taraba-farmers-may-stop-irrigation-farming-over-fuel-price-surge/">Taraba farmers may stop irrigation farming over fuel price surge </a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.