Food systems in conflict-prone and climate-affected areas of Northern Nigeria: Humanitarian and development challenges
Protracted conflict and climate shocks have profoundly disrupted food systems in northern Nigeria, yet little empirical evidence exists on how these shocks shape the functioning of the region’s food system (production, transportation, value addition, and trade). This study addresses this evidence ga...
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| author | Balana, Bedru Omamo, Steven Were Amare, Mulubrhan Popoola, Olufemi Nwagboso, Chibuzo Iraoya, Augustine Okhale Loum, Serigne Jawed, Khusro Andam, Kwaw S. |
| author_browse | Amare, Mulubrhan Andam, Kwaw S. Balana, Bedru Iraoya, Augustine Okhale Jawed, Khusro Loum, Serigne Nwagboso, Chibuzo Omamo, Steven Were Popoola, Olufemi |
| author_facet | Balana, Bedru Omamo, Steven Were Amare, Mulubrhan Popoola, Olufemi Nwagboso, Chibuzo Iraoya, Augustine Okhale Loum, Serigne Jawed, Khusro Andam, Kwaw S. |
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| description | Protracted conflict and climate shocks have profoundly disrupted food systems in northern Nigeria, yet little empirical evidence exists on how these shocks shape the functioning of the region’s food system (production, transportation, value addition, and trade). This study addresses this evidence gap by combining GIS-based mapping, cost structure analysis, and investment opportunities in food production, transportation, processing, and trade in key staple commodities across conflict-prone and climate-affected areas of northern Nigeria and connected market hubs. The analysis quantifies cost structures for key food supply chain actors, identifies systemic food system inefficiencies driven by conflict and climate factors, and examines how these factors undermine both commercial and humanitarian food flows. By integrating commodity-specific diagnostics with stakeholder perspectives, the study offers an evidence-based rationale for prioritizing interventions in conflict contexts. Two investment cases—on-farm storage and localized wheat milling—illustrate how targeted actions can reduce losses, enhance resilience, and create co-benefits for humanitarian operations and market recovery. By combining food-flow maps and cost structures for multiple actors along the food supply chain in a high-risk environment, and by demonstrating simplified approaches to linking empirical diagnostics with practical investment strategies, the study’s findings contribute to the literature on the functioning of food systems in conflict-prone and climate-affected contexts. In addition, the findings provide evidence to support policy changes, interventions, and investment decisions aimed at transforming food systems and addressing structural failures, while enhancing the efficacy of short-term humanitarian interventions. They also address the underlying causes of chronic food insecurity and support economic recovery in the region. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1778482025-12-02T21:03:24Z Food systems in conflict-prone and climate-affected areas of Northern Nigeria: Humanitarian and development challenges Balana, Bedru Omamo, Steven Were Amare, Mulubrhan Popoola, Olufemi Nwagboso, Chibuzo Iraoya, Augustine Okhale Loum, Serigne Jawed, Khusro Andam, Kwaw S. conflicts climate food systems food suppy Protracted conflict and climate shocks have profoundly disrupted food systems in northern Nigeria, yet little empirical evidence exists on how these shocks shape the functioning of the region’s food system (production, transportation, value addition, and trade). This study addresses this evidence gap by combining GIS-based mapping, cost structure analysis, and investment opportunities in food production, transportation, processing, and trade in key staple commodities across conflict-prone and climate-affected areas of northern Nigeria and connected market hubs. The analysis quantifies cost structures for key food supply chain actors, identifies systemic food system inefficiencies driven by conflict and climate factors, and examines how these factors undermine both commercial and humanitarian food flows. By integrating commodity-specific diagnostics with stakeholder perspectives, the study offers an evidence-based rationale for prioritizing interventions in conflict contexts. Two investment cases—on-farm storage and localized wheat milling—illustrate how targeted actions can reduce losses, enhance resilience, and create co-benefits for humanitarian operations and market recovery. By combining food-flow maps and cost structures for multiple actors along the food supply chain in a high-risk environment, and by demonstrating simplified approaches to linking empirical diagnostics with practical investment strategies, the study’s findings contribute to the literature on the functioning of food systems in conflict-prone and climate-affected contexts. In addition, the findings provide evidence to support policy changes, interventions, and investment decisions aimed at transforming food systems and addressing structural failures, while enhancing the efficacy of short-term humanitarian interventions. They also address the underlying causes of chronic food insecurity and support economic recovery in the region. 2025-11-11 2025-11-12T16:20:14Z 2025-11-12T16:20:14Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177848 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174326 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Balana, Bedru; Omamo, Steven Were; Amare, Mulubrhan; Popoola, Olufemi; Nwagboso, Chibuzo; et al. 2025. Food systems in conflict-prone and climate-affected areas of Northern Nigeria: Humanitarian and development challenges. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2376. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177848 |
| spellingShingle | conflicts climate food systems food suppy Balana, Bedru Omamo, Steven Were Amare, Mulubrhan Popoola, Olufemi Nwagboso, Chibuzo Iraoya, Augustine Okhale Loum, Serigne Jawed, Khusro Andam, Kwaw S. Food systems in conflict-prone and climate-affected areas of Northern Nigeria: Humanitarian and development challenges |
| title | Food systems in conflict-prone and climate-affected areas of Northern Nigeria: Humanitarian and development challenges |
| title_full | Food systems in conflict-prone and climate-affected areas of Northern Nigeria: Humanitarian and development challenges |
| title_fullStr | Food systems in conflict-prone and climate-affected areas of Northern Nigeria: Humanitarian and development challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food systems in conflict-prone and climate-affected areas of Northern Nigeria: Humanitarian and development challenges |
| title_short | Food systems in conflict-prone and climate-affected areas of Northern Nigeria: Humanitarian and development challenges |
| title_sort | food systems in conflict prone and climate affected areas of northern nigeria humanitarian and development challenges |
| topic | conflicts climate food systems food suppy |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177848 |
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