Towards addressing the worsening food crisis in Nigeria’s North-east the United Nations has announced the allocation of $11 million to the country. He said: “Acute malnutrition is increasing rapidly in North-east Nigeria and food insecurity has reached the highest level in seven years. In 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) projected that over 31.5 million people in Nigeria would face acute food insecurity between June and August 2024. For crops like maize, production was expected to decrease by 8 per cent, falling from 12.75 million metric tonnes in 2021 to 11 million metric tons this year. Guinea Corn (Sorghum) production was expected to fall from about 6.742 million metric tonnes to 6,700 million tonnes.

Source: The Guardian June 28, 2024 13:52 UTC