Approximately 33.1 million Nigerians, including over 514,000 displaced persons in Borno, Sokoto, and Zamfara states, are projected to experience severe food shortages between June and August 2025. This alarming forecast was unveiled during the 2024 Cadre Harmonise National Validation and Consolidation Result Presentation in Abuja, highlighting urgent food security challenges as the lean season nears.
The report cites a combination of soaring inflation, currency devaluation, and disrupted livelihoods, which have significantly impacted households’ ability to access adequate food supplies.
Addressing the event, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Temitope Fashedemi, represented by the Director of Nutrition and Food Security, Nuhu Kilishi, emphasized the gravity of the situation. He urged swift action, recommending the adoption of the Cadre Harmonise (CH) analysis for strategic planning in food and nutrition security interventions across federal ministries, 26 CH states, the humanitarian community, and key partners.
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“These results are critical as Nigeria navigates economic pressures, including the impact of fuel subsidy removal, which has escalated transportation costs and strained agricultural production. Rising transport expenses are squeezing farmers’ margins and pushing up consumer prices, compounded by ongoing security challenges that further threaten food availability,” Fashedemi noted.
The Ministry also commended the technical and financial support of partners like FAO, CILSS, WFP, and Save the Children International, which has been essential in training and expanding CH analysis across more states. The goal is to integrate all 36 states into the CH analysis framework by the end of 2025.
The presentation concluded with a call for federal and state governments to bolster humanitarian aid, invest in climate-smart agriculture, support agribusiness SMEs, establish early warning systems, and secure budgetary allocations for continuous CH analysis.
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