PEOPLE began farming in the African regions we now know as Nigeria, Cameroon and Sudan between 2 000 and 4 000 years ago. Unlike hunter-gatherers who moved around following wild animals to hunt, these farmers and their communities settled in fertile regions where they cultivated crops.
Between 1 700 and 2 000 years ago, the first groups of these farmers migrated south in search of a suitable summer rainfall climate, which is good for growing crops.
They brought with them their languages, skills and ideas, as well as livestock – goats, cattle, sheep and
