The United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO with funding from the Government of Japan is addressing the worsening food shortage and malnutrition in the North-East, Nigeria.
Communications Specialist for FAO, David Tsokar, who made this known in a statement in Abuja, quoted FAO Representative in Nigeria and to the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Fred Kafeero as saying the result of the latest Cadre Harmonise Analysis led by Nigerian government indicates worrisome food consumption deficiencies and malnutrition. He also explained that the development risks severe food and nutrition insecurity, if immediate actions are not taken.
Kafeero added that intervention programmes would enhance availability and access to fresh and nutritious foods and energy for cooking to improve food security, nutrition situation and protect target vulnerable households.
He said the initiative, would align itself with the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs on food security and nutrition which are also in line with the second pillar of the Yokohoma Declaration of 2019 of deepening sustainable and resilient society. The representative noted that the aim would also boost local production of nutritious foods among Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, host communities and returnees, and also support the production and distribution of energy saving stoves.
