FAO Supports 65,000 Households in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe with Rainy Season Support.

By Raymond Enoch

In a determined effort to rebuild lives and restore food security in Nigeria’s conflict-affected northeast, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a targeted intervention to support 65,000 vulnerable households across Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states during the 2021 rainy season.

The initiative, which was unveiled at a formal event in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Thursday, June 24, is being implemented jointly by FAO and the state governments in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD). It aims to assist communities whose livelihoods have been severely disrupted by years of protracted armed conflict.

Since the programme’s inception in 2016, FAO has reached over 3.4 million people—or 568,665 households—in the region with similar livelihood-restoration interventions. This year’s operation marks a continued commitment to help conflict-affected families rebuild their agricultural productivity and resilience through timely support during the critical planting season.

“We are deeply grateful for the collaboration of the Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe state governments, as well as FMARD, in making this intervention possible,” FAO stated.

The organization also expressed appreciation to its financial partners, including the High Commission of Canada to Nigeria, the European Union in Nigeria, ECHO, the German Missions in Nigeria, the Embassy of Sweden in Abuja, and the Norwegian Embassy in Abuja, whose contributions have made the programme sustainable.

This intervention is part of FAO’s broader commitment to achieving #ZeroHunger and building long-term #Resilience in regions grappling with insecurity and food crises