Nigeria

FAO in Nigeria

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been a major partner in Nigeria’s drive toward agricultural transformation and sustainable economic development. With Nigeria’s vast agricultural potential and growing focus on the Blue Economy, the country aims to boost food production, create jobs, and strengthen food security. FAO aligns with these national priorities by providing critical support—ranging from agriculture and policy development to natural resources management, emergency assistance to agricultural livelihood restoration as well as capacity building. Through interventions that promote fisheries development, climate resilience, and inclusive growth, FAO continues to play a pivotal role in advancing Nigeria’s vision of a diversified economy, improved nutrition, and sustainable livelihoods.

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Publications
FAO Monitoring and Analysing Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) Programme
26/08/2025

Nigeria’s agricultural policy monitoring review (2015–2021) examines public spending and price incentives for key food-security crops—maize, rice and...

Scaling Up Resilience in Africa’s Great Green Wall (SURAGGWA) Environmental and Social Management Framework
22/05/2025

The Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) for the FAO-led GCF funding proposal, Scaling Up Resilience in Africa’s Great Green Wall (SURAGGWA),...

Country Programming Framework 2023 - 2027
10/01/2024

The FAO Nigeria CPF 2023–2027 supports Nigeria’s sustainable agricultural development and natural resource management. Aligned with national priorities...

Videos
Promoting sustainable agriculture through communal farming in northeast Nigeria
18/02/2026

This documentary showcases the impact of FAO’s Norway‑funded Communal Farming Initiative during the 2025 rainy season in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe States,...

Digital Village Initiative launch in Lagos
18/02/2026

The FAO DVI project seeks to Combat Hunger, Poverty and Inequality in Nigeria. Together with government and private sector partners, efforts are aligned...

Improving livelihoods and fostering resilience in northeastern Nigeria
07/07/2025

This documentary shares real stories from participants of the “Scaling up Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainable Livelihoods” project in Borno, Adamawa,...

40 years of FAO in Nigeria
21/05/2019

The video highlights FAO's long-standing presence in Nigeria, starting in the 1950s and formalized in 1978 with a full FAO Representative office. It...

The female factor – farming catfish in Nigeria
05/10/2020

When Yahya Olunbumi started her business, people kept asking if she was sure a woman can do fish farming. Now, she runs her own catfish farm in Nigeria,...

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FAO Representation in Nigeria
Plot 617/618 Diplomatic Drive,

Central Business District.

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 09 781 2155