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Latest news & information from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Nigeria #UNFAO. Follow our Director-General QU Dongyu @FAODG
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🌟Our Exclusive Training Course🌟 🚨 Are you a vet-paraprofessional in Oyo or Adamawa? Do you run a small biz serving livestock farmers?🐄🐑🐓 📱Learn online via smartphone 🛠️Join 4 hands-on workshops 👩🏾🏫Get 1-on-1 mentorship 🗓️Apply by 31 July 2025 👉🏾shorturl.at/crSwN
Under the @WorldBank funded @ACReSALNigeria project, scaling restoration efforts & boosting climate resilience across Nigeria is key. From 14 - 18 July, participants from 6 states are gaining hands-on training in orchard layout, soil care & agroforestry planning. #GreenRecovery




By 2034, people in lower-middle-income countries will get 25% more calories from livestock & fish—reaching 364 kcal/day, well above the FAO’s healthy diet target of 300 kcal. Global rise: 6%, #Nigeria inclusive... Read more👉openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.… #FoodSecurity #AgOutlook
📢 Now available! @OECD-@FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025–2034 brings together commodity, policy & country expertise, along with input from Members, to assess 10-year prospects for agricultural commodity markets. 📗 openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.… #AgOutlook
📢Applications Now Open! Are you a Vet paraprofessional in Oyo or Adamawa?📷📷 This course is for YOU! 📷📷 Help farmers achieve productive & sustainable farms📷 Apply before 31st July. forms.office.com/e/e1zeC3iWvj 🌾🔗 @FAOLivestock @VetCouncilNig @Ngfmld
📣LAST WEEK A single story can be the beginning of a bigger change 🔊Tell us your story and shine a light on the value of family farming in sustainable and climate-resilient agri-food systems🌱! Share your story today!👉 tinyurl.com/yazrvfft #FamilyFarming #ClimateChange
As @NigeriaGov begins reviewing the National Policy on Drought & Desertification, @FAO joins @FMEnvng & @ACReSALNigeria in urging a forward-looking revision—one that reflects current climate realities and strengthens land use, food security & ecosystem resilience. #4Betters




🌍 Building skills for a greener future! With support from @theGEF, @FAO Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency project in #Nigeria is empowering MDAs & states to accurately track and report greenhouse gas emissions. Transparency starts with capacity. #ClimateTransparency


The Kwanta community in Adamawa State, located near the Benue River & Lagdo Dam, faces recurring floods. Last week, a flood simulation exercise under Nigeria’s #AnticipatoryAction Framework was conducted to boost preparedness. 📌A critical step towards community resilience.
🌾Sowing resilience, one seed at a time. FAO stands with the @NigeriaGov. Together, we’re building resilient food systems for a food-secure future. 📢Join us - Plant today for a better tomorrow. #PlantToday #FoodSecurity #ResilientAgriculture #SustainableFarming

At Makurdi’s IDPs camp, @GautierMignot2 met Yelewata families displaced by conflict. Their stories spoke of loss, & longing for home. The Amb listened, joined by @UN & @BenueStateGovt officials. Beyond sympathy, he pledged to seek support for peace building efforts. #EUinNigeria
Nigeria remains a hotspot of very high concern according to the latest @WFP & @FAO #HungerHotspots report. With food insecurity projected to reach emergency levels in the ongoing lean season in north-east 🇳🇬. Urgent action is needed to save lives. More👉bit.ly/GNAFC_HH
‼️HIRING‼️ We are looking for a great #fisheries and/or #aquaculture international consultant, bilingual French/English, to join our @FAOWestAfrica team in Dakar, for at least 1 year!! 🐟🌍 Please, if you have the relevant experience apply here 👉 jobs.fao.org/careersection/…
The #AnticipatoryAction Taskforce of @NigeriaGov, with @FAO, @WFP, @OCHANigeria, and humanitarian partners, commenced the pilot simulation exercise for flood preparedness in Adamawa. This initiative aims to save lives, protect livelihoods, and reduce future humanitarian impact.




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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲. Thanks to @UNCERF Climate Action Account donors like Denmark🇩🇰, @FAONigeria helped families with critical food assistance after devastating floods. #InvestInHumanity
New boost for aquaculture in Nigeria! 🐟 With @FAO’s #FISH4ACP Input Finance Initiative, small-scale catfish farmers now have better access to credit, inputs, and markets. 📄 Full story: 👉🏾fao.org/nigeria/news/d… Thanks to @EU_Partnerships, @BMZ_Bund and @PressACP

🌧️🌱Have you planted for the rainy season? If not, today’s the perfect day to sow a seed for Nigeria’s future. Every seed in the soil is a step toward a food-secure🇳🇬 Don’t just watch Don't wait Grow food, grow hope. Be the farmer, the food producer, the productive Nigerian.🌾


Signed, sealed, and delivered! 🖊️📦 @FAO secures vital funding from @NorwayMFA to scale up humanitarian and resilience support in Northeast Nigeria. Huge thanks to H.E Amb. Svein Baera (@NorAmbNigeria) for championing this partnership for food security and recovery. #4Betters



