Publications
Nigeria: DIEM-Impact rapid analysis of the impact of flooding on agriculture, October 2025
12/2025
The main rainy season in Nigeria takes place from May to October in the north, and from February to November in the south. Flooding has become a recurrent event during these periods.
Nigeria: Emergency and Resilience Plan, 2026–2028
12/2025
Nigeria is facing one of the world’s most severe food crises, mainly driven by structural weaknesses, macroeconomic shocks, armed conflict, the impact of climate change and pest outbreaks.
Impacts of displacement: The socioeconomic effects of displacement in Tangaza and Tureta, Nigeria
11/2025
Over the past decade, Northwest Nigeria has faced persistent conflict, insecurity and violence.
Hunger Hotspots - FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: June to October 2025 outlook
06/2025
In the current edition of a regular joint bi-yearly report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to worsen across 13 countries and territories identified as hotspots, during the outlook period from June to October 2025.
Annual report 2024: Norway’s contribution to the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities
05/2025
The Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) enables the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to respond swiftly and flexibly to food and agricultural emergencies.
Nigeria: Agricultural inputs survey, round 2
04/2025
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) report shares the results of the second round agricultural inputs survey conducted in August 2024 in Nigeria.
Subregional West Africa: Project Highlights - OSRO/SFW/007/GER
03/2025
The Federal Government of Germany, contributed USD 3 million, through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities – Anticipatory Action window, to FAO's project entitled ''Anticipatory action for flood risk in the Sahel''.
West Africa and the Sahel: Resilience Programme 2024–2030
03/2025
In the last decade, food insecurity levels in West Africa and the Sahel have significantly worsened. According to the latest Cadre Harmonisé (CH) analyses, the number of acutely food-insecure people (CH Phase 3 or above) has risen from 10.7 million in 2020 to 38.1 million in March 2024.
Nigeria: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 7
12/2024
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a seventh-round assessment conducted in September 2024 in Nigeria.
Hunger Hotspots: FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity, November 2024 to May 2025 outlook
10/2024
In the current edition of a regular joint bi-yearly report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is projected to worsen in 16 hunger hotspots, including a total of 14 countries and two regional clusters which comprise 8 countries, during the outlook period from November 2024 to May 2025.
West and Central Africa: Floods - Urgent call for assistance, October 2024–May 2025
10/2024
Recent torrential rains have triggered catastrophic floods across West and Central Africa, severely affecting 40 percent more people compared with last year.
Northeastern Nigeria: Assessing drivers of acute malnutrition relapse in children
09/2024
The ongoing crisis in northeastern Nigeria, mainly linked to conflict, climate extremes and economic challenges, has significantly impacted agricultural livelihoods, leading to increased levels of acute food insecurity and malnutrition.
Nigeria: Project Highlights - OSRO/NIR/107/IRE
09/2024
The Government of Ireland has contributed EUR 442 000 to FAO’s project entitled “Emergency agricultural assistance to communities affected by farmer-herder conflicts in northwestern Nigeria”.
Contribution from the Government of Sweden to FAO: Annual report 2023
09/2024
In 2023, the Government of Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), contributed SEK 120 million (USD 13.08 million) to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Nigeria: Project Highlights - OSRO/NIR/205/UAE
09/2024
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives contributed USD 1 million to FAO’s project entitled “Emergency agriculture-based livelihoods assistance for improved food security and nutrition of populations affected by conflict and economic shocks in northeastern Nigeria”.
Northeastern Nigeria: Preventing relapse of acute malnutrition - Impact assessment on locally produced supplementary food, July 2024
08/2024
The protracted crisis in northeastern Nigeria has resulted in persistently high levels of acute malnutrition, with 1.5 million children under five years of age and over 200 000 pregnant and breastfeeding women acutely malnourished.
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Northeastern Nigeria: Humanitarian Response Plan 2024
04/2024
In 2023, the levels of acute food insecurity in northeastern Nigeria were comparable to those reported during the peak of the crisis in 2016/17.
Resilience Building in Nigeria: FAO Programme Review 2024
04/2024
The FAO Regional Office for Africa (RAF) collaborates with several African countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, to enhance resilience building efforts.
Nigeria: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 6
03/2024
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a sixth-round assessment conducted in January and February 2024 in Nigeria.
Nigeria: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 5
01/2024
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a fifth-round assessment conducted in October 2023 in Nigeria.