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SITUATION OVERVIEW
• Nigeria is faced with multi-dimensional
challenges that have led to a major food crisis.
• The northern states—once surplus food
production areas are grappling with recurring
conflicts and a widescale humanitarian crisis.
3.6 million people in the northeast, northwest
and northcentral states are internally displaced.
• The conflict is also jeopardizing local food
systems by disrupting agricultural livelihoods in
the affected areas.
• Perennial occurrences of extreme weather
events such as floods and dry spells further
constrain food production contributing to the
dual challenges of high food prices and low
purchasing power particularly for conflictaffected
households already suffering from
limited livelihood options.
• 6.4 million children (0-59 months) within the
northeast, northwest and northcentral states
are acutely malnourished and in need of treatment.