A Tale of New Beginnings is a short compendium of success stories derived from the FAO Nigeria 2020 rainy season intervention in northeast Nigeria. It gives insight into how beneficiaries through this intervention/support have got back their livelihoods altered by the prolong conflict in the region.
Fishing has been the main source of livelihoods for many communities in northeast Nigeria, especially in Borno State which borders Lake Chad.
However, long-running armed conflict in the region has caused one of the worst humanitarian emergencies in the world. Fishing in Lake Chad has been banned on security grounds, depriving fisherfolk of their livelihoods. READ MORE
FAO boosts skills through farmer field schools as farmers return to their fields in northeastern Nigeria
As the security situation improves in northeastern Nigeria, more farmers and livestock owners return to their villages. To address their critical need for local agricultural extension services, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is training farmer field school (FFS) facilitators who will support conflict-affected communities in the implementation of good agricultural practices to boost incomes. READ MORE