In 2008, the state Meteorological agencies stated that within the preceding thirty years the annual damp time fallen from about 150 to 120 instances. Over the last six decades, over 350,000 sq kilometers of the currently arid region considered desert or desert-like ailments, a phenomenon advancing southward during the price of 0.6km each year. [fn] Federal Ministry of conditions, state coverage on Desertification and Drought, 2008.Hide Footnote In Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara shows, estimates claim that 50-75 per cent belonging to the terrain area is becoming wilderness. [fn] FAO region programs Framework (CPF) government Republic of Nigeria 2013-2017, op. Read more