Humanitarian assistance and resilience-building: Impact of Fadama III-AF II on food security and livelihood restoration in Northeastern Nigeria

The ongoing insurgency in northeastern Nigeria has led to the loss of over 20,000 lives and about 4,500 abductions since 2002 and, in 2015 alone, caused an economic loss of about US$450 million, equivalent to 5.7 percent of northeastern Nigeria’s gross domestic product.1 As of October 2018, there we...

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Main Authors: Nkonya, Ephraim M., Bawa, Dauda, Kato, Edward, Maurice, David, Murtala, Nasiru, Nuhu, Hadiza, Kwaghe, Patrick, Bila, Yakubu, Sani, Rabiu
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147155
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author Nkonya, Ephraim M.
Bawa, Dauda
Kato, Edward
Maurice, David
Murtala, Nasiru
Nuhu, Hadiza
Kwaghe, Patrick
Bila, Yakubu
Sani, Rabiu
author_browse Bawa, Dauda
Bila, Yakubu
Kato, Edward
Kwaghe, Patrick
Maurice, David
Murtala, Nasiru
Nkonya, Ephraim M.
Nuhu, Hadiza
Sani, Rabiu
author_facet Nkonya, Ephraim M.
Bawa, Dauda
Kato, Edward
Maurice, David
Murtala, Nasiru
Nuhu, Hadiza
Kwaghe, Patrick
Bila, Yakubu
Sani, Rabiu
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description The ongoing insurgency in northeastern Nigeria has led to the loss of over 20,000 lives and about 4,500 abductions since 2002 and, in 2015 alone, caused an economic loss of about US$450 million, equivalent to 5.7 percent of northeastern Nigeria’s gross domestic product.1 As of October 2018, there were 2.03 million internally displaced people (IDPs) and 1.64 million returnees a total of 3.7 million people in need of humanitarian support, or 14 percent of northeastern Nigeria’s population.2 Communities affected by conflict experience severe food and nutrition deprivation and difficult mental health conditions.3 Beyond political and military efforts aimed at ending conflicts, approaches to helping conflict-affected communities have evolved over time from a focus on humanitarian support to more dynamic and sustainable strategies. These approaches follow provision of humanitarian assistance with support for restoring livelihoods and building resilience against potential shocks.4 This new approach of humanitarian assistance plus resilience-building has experienced both successes and challenges. The challenges have largely stemmed from the limited experience of actors, short intervention periods, and insufficient resources to address the many problems experienced by conflict-affected communities. In collaboration with 65 development partners, the government of Nigeria through its Presidential Committee on the North East Initiative (PCNI) has implemented strategies both to restore peace and security and to provide humanitarian support and restore livelihoods for IDPs, returnees, and other conflict-affected people. The most recent of these is the Fadama III–AF II project, a US$50 million investment that combines humanitarian assistance with resilience-building. To evaluate the impact of this project, IFPRI conducted a study to assess its impacts on food and nutrition security and restoration of livelihoods.
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spelling CGSpace1471552025-11-06T04:20:22Z Humanitarian assistance and resilience-building: Impact of Fadama III-AF II on food security and livelihood restoration in Northeastern Nigeria Nkonya, Ephraim M. Bawa, Dauda Kato, Edward Maurice, David Murtala, Nasiru Nuhu, Hadiza Kwaghe, Patrick Bila, Yakubu Sani, Rabiu nutrition security humanitarian organizations household income farm inputs livelihoods food security resilience armed conflicts impact assessment The ongoing insurgency in northeastern Nigeria has led to the loss of over 20,000 lives and about 4,500 abductions since 2002 and, in 2015 alone, caused an economic loss of about US$450 million, equivalent to 5.7 percent of northeastern Nigeria’s gross domestic product.1 As of October 2018, there were 2.03 million internally displaced people (IDPs) and 1.64 million returnees a total of 3.7 million people in need of humanitarian support, or 14 percent of northeastern Nigeria’s population.2 Communities affected by conflict experience severe food and nutrition deprivation and difficult mental health conditions.3 Beyond political and military efforts aimed at ending conflicts, approaches to helping conflict-affected communities have evolved over time from a focus on humanitarian support to more dynamic and sustainable strategies. These approaches follow provision of humanitarian assistance with support for restoring livelihoods and building resilience against potential shocks.4 This new approach of humanitarian assistance plus resilience-building has experienced both successes and challenges. The challenges have largely stemmed from the limited experience of actors, short intervention periods, and insufficient resources to address the many problems experienced by conflict-affected communities. In collaboration with 65 development partners, the government of Nigeria through its Presidential Committee on the North East Initiative (PCNI) has implemented strategies both to restore peace and security and to provide humanitarian support and restore livelihoods for IDPs, returnees, and other conflict-affected people. The most recent of these is the Fadama III–AF II project, a US$50 million investment that combines humanitarian assistance with resilience-building. To evaluate the impact of this project, IFPRI conducted a study to assess its impacts on food and nutrition security and restoration of livelihoods. 2019-03-14 2024-06-21T09:11:38Z 2024-06-21T09:11:38Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147155 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Nkonya, Ephraim M.; Bawa, Dauda; Kato, Edward; Maurice, David; Murtala, Nasiru; Nuhu, Hadiza; Kwaghe, Patrick; Bila, Yakubu; and Sani, Rabiu. 2019. Humanitarian assistance and resilience-building: Impact of Fadama III-AF II on food security and livelihood restoration in Northeastern Nigeria. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147155
spellingShingle nutrition security
humanitarian organizations
household income
farm inputs
livelihoods
food security
resilience
armed conflicts
impact assessment
Nkonya, Ephraim M.
Bawa, Dauda
Kato, Edward
Maurice, David
Murtala, Nasiru
Nuhu, Hadiza
Kwaghe, Patrick
Bila, Yakubu
Sani, Rabiu
Humanitarian assistance and resilience-building: Impact of Fadama III-AF II on food security and livelihood restoration in Northeastern Nigeria
title Humanitarian assistance and resilience-building: Impact of Fadama III-AF II on food security and livelihood restoration in Northeastern Nigeria
title_full Humanitarian assistance and resilience-building: Impact of Fadama III-AF II on food security and livelihood restoration in Northeastern Nigeria
title_fullStr Humanitarian assistance and resilience-building: Impact of Fadama III-AF II on food security and livelihood restoration in Northeastern Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Humanitarian assistance and resilience-building: Impact of Fadama III-AF II on food security and livelihood restoration in Northeastern Nigeria
title_short Humanitarian assistance and resilience-building: Impact of Fadama III-AF II on food security and livelihood restoration in Northeastern Nigeria
title_sort humanitarian assistance and resilience building impact of fadama iii af ii on food security and livelihood restoration in northeastern nigeria
topic nutrition security
humanitarian organizations
household income
farm inputs
livelihoods
food security
resilience
armed conflicts
impact assessment
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147155
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