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Northeastern Nigeria | Results of the 2017 rainy season programme

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 20

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Category Corporate general interest

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) During 2017 rainy season campaign, FAO was able to support 138 801 households (971 607 people) with seeds and fertilizers in Nigeria’s three northeastern States - Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. About 41 percent of beneficiaries were returnees, 38 percent were host families and 21 percent were IDPs. Overall, 47 percent of all beneficiaries were women, and 25 percent of beneficiary heads of households were women. Thanks to the support provided, a 21 percent and a 62 percent increase in productivity were recorded for cereal and vegetable production, respectively. Improved agricultural production in the northeastern Nigeria was recorded, particularly for maize, millet and rice, as well as a 10 percent increase in cultivated land compared with 2016. All food security indicators among FAO beneficiaries have also considerably improved. According to the latest Cadre Harmonisé analysis (November 2017), the food security situation in the country’s three northeastern States affected by the Boko Haram insurgency has significantly improved, with a 45 percent decrease in the number of people food insecure compared with March 2017.

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