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Climate change has negatively impacted food production in the Sahel and is driving conflict in the region. Disputes often arise over scare resources such as arable land for crop production, animal grazing or water. The current climatic reality, including poor or erratic rainfall, long dryspells and floods, has led to...

Abuja, Nigeria. As the Government of Nigeria (GoN) moves to contain the new incidence of bird flu in the Country, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) organised a two weeks biosecurity training for poultry...

Maiduguri- Nigeria - Youth in Borno, the worst affected northeast state of Nigeria, have had their livelihoods uprooted due to a decade long crisis. In response to the overwhelming recovery needs of livestock-based households in the State, FAO is collaborating with the European Union to reestablish livelihoods in the sector....

Maiduguri- Nigeria- In the wake of the insurgency in the northeast, animal ownership has declined, especially in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States. The reductions can be attributed to various factors, including a loss of earnings due to market disruptions, the firesale of assets caused by insecurity as well as property...

Meeting seeks to decide on priority policy areas for collaboration with national governments in 2019. 10 December 2018, Lagos, Nigeria – The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Nigeria government, under the project, the Africa Sustainable Livestock 2050 Initiative (ASL2050), has articulated alternative long-term...