The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is to support 141,000
rural households in the North East with farm inputs in 2017 rainy
season.
The Area Manager of FAO, Mr Amadou Diop, made this known on Thursday
at the launching of the distribution of 2017 Wet Season Input Support to
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), returnees and Host Communities in
Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa.
Diop said that the measure was part of efforts to curtail food and livelihood crisis affecting households in the sub region.
“As you know, within the food sector, FAO and the Federal Ministry of
Agriculture in March conducted the Carde Harmonize vulnerability
analysis that highlighted around 5.2 million people struggling with
high levels of food insecurity in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.
“To respond to the food and livelihoods crisis, FAO has provided
since 2014, Agric-input and livelihood support to the crisis affected
households in the North East states.
“For the 2017 rainy season, FAO is supporting 141,000 rural
households, targeting IDPs, returnees and host communities in the states
of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, through the provision of quality
agriculture inputs, fertiliser, and seeds of cereal, pulse and
vegetables,” he said.
Diop said that the overall objective of the programme was to improve
food security and nutrition of people in the areas affected by the Boko
Haram insurgency.
He said that in Adamawa a total of 41,000 households in 10 local
government areas of Fufore, Girei, Gombi, Hong, Madagali, Maiha,
Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South and Yola South would benefit from the
support.
He explained that FAO was collaborating with 19 implementing partners
selected among national and international NGOs including affected
states ADPs to implement the programme.
“In Adamawa, seven implementing partners were selected.
“The kits of the inputs to be distributed are composed of seeds of maize, cowpea and vegetables and fertiliser.
“The beneficiaries are identified according to stringent criteria of
vulnerability of IDPs, returnees and host families,” Diop said.
He listed Central Emergency and Relief Fund of UN, ECHO, OFDA,
Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, SIDA and Switzerland as
sponsors of the programme.
Malam Idris Adamu and Aishatu Usman, who spoke on behalf of
beneficiaries lauded the programme which they said would go a long way
in helping them to pick up lives once again.
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