The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has budgeted $2.5 billion in the 2023 to 2027 Nigeria Country Strategy Plans (CSP), geared towards achieving zero hunger and improved nutrition across the country.
Speaking at the Co-creation workshop in Abuja, the Head of Programme, WFP, Seriene Loum, said that the programme will focus mainly on the 33 million families that have been acutely affected by hunger in the 27 states of Nigeria.
A staggering 3.7 million children in Northeastern Nigeria are struggling with stunted growth, wasting, or anemia. This is according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Fueling the alarming food security crisis for the country is a toxic mix of conflict, soaring inflation and the fallout of climate change.
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To address this problem, the world food programme (WFP) earmarked $2.5 billion in the 2023 to 2027 Nigeria Country Strategy Plans (CSP). It says it’s working strategically to ensure a world without hunger in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (1 and 2) on poverty and zero hunger.
The project focuses on food technology, fortification of supply chain management, improving nutrition and emergency preparedness response.
WFP Nigeria CSP 2023 to 2027, a five-year project, has a dedicated activity for strengthening institutional capacities and enhanced enabling environment in line with national target to achieve zero hunger by 2030.
