Videos
Anticipatory Action: Safeguarding livelihoods northeast Nigeria
17/04/2026
This Anticipatory Action project supports conflict‑affected households in northeast Nigeria by strengthening food security and livelihoods through early action against floods, livestock losses, and post‑harvest challenges. With financial support from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and the collaboration of government partners, communities are better protected from shocks.
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 to through digital innovations, increase agricultural production, improving efficiency and incomes, and expanding access to essential services for food system actors and rural households.
Lagos State Red Meat and Coconut Value Chain Investment Roundtable
18/02/2026
This video highlights FAO’s Lagos State Investment Roundtable on the Red Meat and Coconut Value Chains, held on 16–17 December 2025 in Lagos. The two-day forum brought together government leaders, private sector actors, financiers and development partners to align on viable investment models and partnerships with the Lagos State Government, and to agree on a clear pathway for implementation.
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, highlighting how high‑yield seeds and mechanized land preparation—implemented with state governments—helped address acute food insecurity in an emergency context.
Seeds of Growth: Sustainable Farming in Borno’s Drylands
18/02/2026
This documentary features testimonials from programme participants of the FAO–Türkiye Partnership Programme on Diversification and Sustainable Crop Production, aimed at improved seeds that were introduced to test adaptability in dryland environments and improve food security. Implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye.
National and Sub-Regional FAO Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum
07/11/2025
This video captures key highlights of the 2025 National and Sub-regional Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum, hosted by the Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the FAO Sub-regional Office for West Africa. Held from 16–18 September 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria, the Forum was organized under the theme “Enhancing Agricultural Value Chain Investment and Irrigation in West Africa and the Sahel.”
Enabling Healthy Diets and Sustainable Recovery in Nigeria
25/09/2025
This documentary features testimonials from community members in Northeastern Nigeria participating in the FAO Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) “Enabling Healthy Diets for the Prevention of Child Wasting in Contexts of Protracted Crises, Conflict and/or Humanitarian” project aimed at promoting healthy diets and women's empowerment, changing lives and communities with better nutrition.
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, Yobe, and Taraba. Supported by the Government of Norway, it helps host communities and returning IDPs rebuild livelihoods, improve nutrition, and recover from conflict.
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, the world’s largest producer of African catfish. FISH4ACP supports Nigeria’s efforts to boost the catfish sector, because of its potential to create jobs and business opportunities, in particular for women and youth.
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 showcases FAO's collaboration with the government, providing technical, policy, financial, and administrative support for initiatives aligned with national priorities, driving resource development and progress over decades