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Food insecurity situation in the North of Nigeria from 01/10 to 31/12/2016. Author: CILSS

Conflict in northeast Nigeria has left a significant portion of the population without access to adequate food, water, and health services. The Nigerian Minister of Health has declared a “nutrition emergency” in Borno State, and information from recent rapid assessments, although limited and not statistically representative, also raises the possibility...

Massive population displacements and insecurity in the Lake Chad basin are putting livelihoods and food security at high risk. In North East Nigeria alone, the impact of the conflict on agriculture is estimated at USD 3.7 billion due to livestock losses and reduced agricultural production, destruction of irrigation and farming...

FAO support activities to contain and eradicate highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in Nigeria

  Northeast Nigeria: supporting displaced people engage in vegetable production In Northeast Nigeria, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities bear the brunt of the multiple impact of the current crisis. Most of displaced families have very limited resources to cope with and need urgent livelihood support. Usmane is a 30-year-old farmer who...