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Food Security Sector Bulletin November to December 2016

WHO, WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN

I. FOOD SECURITY DASHBOARD (JANUARY – NOVEMBER 2016)

The Food Security Dashboard tracks and reports on food security situation and number of people reached with various food security interventions. During the period, Dashboard showed that 1,568,850 vulnerable persons were reached with different food security related activities or interventions. The following are the breakdown of activities/interventions as per the three key FSS objectives of food assistance, livelihoods and agriculture production inputs, as detailed below:

i. Food Assistance Interventions (in-kind and cash-based transfers) - 1,368,361

people were reached with various food assistance interventions implemented

by partners. This figure is expected to increase significantly through the on-

going scale-up of food assistance by WFP and partners through its rapid

response mechanism, targeting food insecure population in both accessible and

hard-to-reach areas.

ii. Livelihoods-53,636 people were reached with various livelihood activities and

interventions including small-businesses/entrepreneurship, income generating

activities and training.

iii. Agricultural production inputs-146,853 people were reached with

agricultural production inputs including seeds, tools, fertilizer, livestock (small

ruminants re-stocking) and training n Borno, Adamawa, Gombe and Yobe

II. 4W Matrix

The Food Security Sector Working Group (FSSWG) maintains the 4W matrix, which is regularly updated (on monthly basis) to provide an insight on what, where, who and when situation of partners. This mechanism has helped to produce regular 4Ws matrix, gap analysis and maps, which are shared with partners to improve co-ordination, collaboration, identify gaps, appropriate and timely response, targeting and reduce overlaps.

WHO, WHAT, WHERE AND

WHEN……………..…………. Pg1

UPDATES FROM SECTOR

LEADS AGENCIES………….Pg3

CADRE HARMONICE FOR 16

STATES OF NIGERIA……..Pg4

IOM DISPLACEMENT

TRACKING MATRIX -

ROUND XIII…………………..Pg5

RETAIL MARKET PRICE

ANALYSIS NOVEMBER

2016…………………………….Pg6

FOOD SECURITY NEWS AND

ARTICLES………………………Pg8

FOOD SECURITY SECTOR

EVENTS AND PLANNED

ASSESSMENTS……………..Pg9

HIGHLIGHTS

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FOOD SECURITY FUNDING (2016 Humanitarian Response Plan)

Food Security Partners Intervention in North Eastern Nigeria, Jan – Nov 2016

Food Security Situation Source: Cadre Harmonise Oct 2016: IDP Source: IOM DTM Round 13

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Increased Agriculture Production of rural Farmers in North Eastern Nigeria

The crisis in the North-Eastern Nigeria has had a devastating impact on food production in the past three years. Faming activities were obstructed or reduced to smaller scale, with production inadequate to feed bulk of the population. FAO is working with the Government of Nigeria to provide immediate and durable assistance to protect and rebuild the lives and livelihoods of those affected, This is

achieved through the provision of agriculture production inputs (tools, seeds, fertilizers, livestock-small ruminants, etc.) to famers in the affected communities in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States. During the 2016 rainy season, FAO also provided early maturing, highly nutritious millet, sorghum and cowpea seeds and fertilizer to 12 400 IDPs and host communities in the Northeast. Almost 100 000 people in the states of Borno and Yobe benefited from that assistance for food production that could cover their families’ food needs for up to six months to address food security and livelihoods-related needs on larger scale and long-term. FAO is also developing a regional strategy to enhance the resilience of livelihoods in the Lake Chad Basin. The strategy will combine FAO emergency responses with medium-term livelihoods promotion and diversification, vulnerability and risk reduction, as well as conflict mitigation and prevention, to contribute to sustainable development and peace-building.

Scale-up of Food Assistance in North-Eastern Nigeria by WFP and Its Partners WFP through its partners, has scaled-up food assistance to target more affected food insecure population and communities in Borno and Yobe States respectively. This has been achieved through the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) launched in November 2016. The RRM is a cross-sector initiative through which the UNICEF and WFP are providing targeted beneficiaries in remote areas with a comprehensive package of food, nutrition, water and sanitation and other essential services. The RRM teams travel by the UNHAS helicopter or via road depending on security assessment results and remain on ground for an average of six days until the completion of registrations, assistance and after conducting rapid vulnerability assessments. The bulk of the expansion is through in-kind assistance, expanding to new areas, whereas cash based transfers (CBT) continue where already operationalized. Prevention of malnutrition for children aged 6 to 59 months remain integrated with cash/in-kind assistance, and is extended to pregnant and nursing women. In December alone WFP assisted over 1 million people in Borno and Yobe States, reaching its beneficiary target for December. In areas with functioning markets, more than 170,000 people were assisted with cash. Nearly 800,000 people – most of them internally displaced, in camps or in host communities – benefited from food distributions; and almost 180,000 children under five were given specialized nutritious food. Emergency operation to implement a robust scale up and an integrated response to meet the overwhelming needs in north-east Nigeria, targeting 1.8 million people in Borno and Yobe States resulting in strengthened coordination and joint response through the signing of Field Level Agreements between several members. This has enabled WFP to capitalize on resources to reach more areas in a short period of time. Additional partnerships are expected to be actualized in January.

Updates from Sector Lead Agencies

(WFP and FAO)

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Cadre Harmonisé in Sixteen (16) States of

Nigeria

The Cadre Harmonise (CH) analysis was conducted in October 2016, as part of the activities of the Food Security Sector, to assess the nature and severity of food insecurity in sixteen states of Nigeria including Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara. Findings from the analysis indicated that 5.8 million people (CH-Phase 3-5) were food insecure in the six states of Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe and Taraba. Out of the 5.8 million people, 5.1 million are food insecure in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States. The Projection situation (June to August 2017) indicates an improved situation in states like Adamawa and Yobe but the insurgency spill-over effect will continue to have negative impacts on food consumption, Livelihood and Nutrition. The negative impact will be strong in Borno state and light in Adamawa and Yobe states.

The IDP population is expected to increase in Maiduguri as returnees and newly liberated individuals move to the urban centers, but in Adamawa, Benue, Kaduna, Plateau and Yobe states the IDPs will likely return to their communities and this will increase the pressure on available resources. In summary, it was indicated that the populations in the three critical food insecurity phases (phases 3-5) will increase from over 4.9million in the current period to over 5.8million in the projected period in the six NE states; while it increases from 0.4million to 0.8million in the three NC states; and from 2.7million to 3.7million in the seven NW states; i.e., if nothing is done to obviate the situation. The Map below illustrates CH analysis, current and projected food and nutrition security situation for the sixteen states.

Figure 1: CH Analysis and Current Food and Nutrition Security Situation

Figure 2: CH Analysis and Projected Food and Nutrition Security Situation

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IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix - Round XIII

Some of the LGAs that saw an increase in IDP numbers include Ngala, with a sharp increase of 24,333 IDPs; Dikwa (increase of 14,282); Monguno (up by 8,960); and Chibok (increment of 7,694 IDPs). The other LGAs with an increase in IDP numbers are Gubio, Mafa, and Nganzai.

The movement of IDPs from MMC, Jere and Konduga was the main reasons for the increase in numbers of IDPs in Dikwa, Gubio, Mafa, and Ngala.

The increase in Monguno and Nganzai was due to the ongoing military offensive against the insurgents in northern Borno. The increase in numbers in Chibok was on account of new areas that were assessed during this round, in comparison to the last DTM, as a result of improvements in the security situation. Overall, the fluctuation in numbers continued during this assessment period as a result of new wards becoming accessible within LGAs that were previously inaccessible or only partially accessible.

The trend of increased mobility continued, particularly among the large number of IDPs who returned to their LGAs of origin or moved to another area to restart farming. IDPs returning to their place of usual residence, before the insurgency began, is a growing trend. The LGAs visited to assess the number of returnees during Round XIII included seven LGAs in Adamawa (Gombi, Hong, Madagali, Maiha, Michika, Mubi North and Mubi South), 14 in Borno (Askira/Uba, Bayo, Biu, Dikwa, Gubio, Gwoza, Hawul, Kaga, Konduga, Mafa, Magumeri, Monguno, Ngala and Nganzai), and two in Yobe (Gujba and Gulani).

Most returnees were from Adamawa (61%), followed by Borno (36%) and Yobe (3%). In the Round XII assessment, most returnees were from Adamawa (32%), followed by Borno (25%), and Kano (7%).

DTM NIGERIA Return Assessment

Return Assessment - Source: DTM Round 13

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RETAIL MARKET PRICE ANALYSIS NOVEMBER 2015

and 2016

RETAIL MARKET PRICE ANALYSIS NOVEMBER 2015 and 2016

Reduced livelihood and market activities, and significant decrease in agricultural production has contributed to upward food prices

A comparative yearly analysis of food price data of the average prices of major staple food items consumed in the North East of Nigeria received from the National Bureau of Statistics, from November 2015 to November 2016 shows that food prices have increased steeply and exponentially during the period, and in many cases rising up to 100% by 2016.

This situation is in line with the inflationary trends within the country exacerbated by a decrease in the global prices of crude oil, Nigeria’s main export, and a decline in production output due to bombing of crude oil pipelines in the Niger Delta region, a region which accounts for more than 70% of Nigeria’s oil production. Also, erratic fiscal and economic policies by the nation’s economic management team has caused a weakening of the Naira in relation to the US Dollar.

The inflationary trends have had a very severe negative effect on the purchasing power of the people X Source: National Bureau of Statistics, Consumer Price

A. Rice

From November 2015 to November 2016, the average price of 1kg of Rice increased by 84.20% in Bauchi, 74.33% in Gombe, 73.47% in Yobe, 62.72% in Adamawa, 70.56% in Borno and 55.52% in Taraba state. This percentages represent the percentage average price increase for the varieties of rice consumed in the region.

Chart 1: Retail Price of Rice September to Ocotober

B. Sorghum

Sorghum prices had the largest percentage margin of increase in prices in the region from November 2015 to November 2016. In Taraba state, the average price of Sorghum jumped by as much as 207.56%.

A number of communal clashes are recurrent in Taraba state and this may account for the huge price of this staple in the state.in Borno state, the average price of 1kg of Sorghum increased by 186.55%, in Yobe by 189.58%, in Bauchi by 140.53% and in Gombe by 130.81%.

The price of Sorghum increased by more than 100% in all the states surveyed in the period under review.

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Chart 2: Retail Price of Sorghum September to Ocotober

C. Millet

The price of millet increased by increased by more than 100% in all the states of the North East from November 2015 to November 2016. 144.94% was the largest price movement which occurred in Gombe state while 104.97% in Adamawa was the lowest. All states had a percentage increase in price greater than 100%. In Bauchi, the percentage increase was 107.61%, Borno 105.08%, Taraba 130.54% and in Yobe, it was 112.97%

Chart 3: Retail Price of Millet September to Ocotober 2016

D. BEANS

Adamawa and Taraba states were the only states where the average price of increased by a percentage less than 50% in the period under review. The largest percentage price increase was 72.53% in Borno followed by 58.93% in Yobe, 57.61% in Gombe and 55.13% in Bauchi state. Beans is the only staple food crop surveyed which price did not experience up to 100% increase in price.

Graph 4: Retail Price of Beans September to Ocotober

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USAID announces DART Response to Nigeria’s North East Humanitarian Emergency USAID has announced the activation of a USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to lead the U.S. Government (USG) response to the humanitarian crisis in North-eastern Nigeria. In co-ordination with the Government of Nigeria (GoN), the DART will coordinate USG emergency response activities—including the provision of emergency food, nutrition, health, protection, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) assistance—to address the urgent needs of conflict-affected households in the region. Source: USAID Press Office

Adamawa Government Recruits 500 Agriculture Officers The Adamawa Government has recruited and trained 500 Agricultural Extension Officers to boost farming activities in the state.

According to the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Waziri Ahmadu, the new officers have been posted to various farming communities in the state. Ahmadu explained that the officers will support capacity building famers in the area of appropriate modern techniques of land preparation, planning, weeding and harvesting. He indicated that the State Government has expanded the extension service in order to improve farm productivity and enhance their income. The Commissioner also reported that the Ministry will resuscitate all its orchard farms across the state in order to encourage cash crops including mango, citrus, guava, pawpaw and cocoa. Source: News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

AfDB Approves US $1-million grant to Finance Nutrition Campaign in Nigeria’s Borno State

Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have approved a US $1-million emergency assistance grant to support the fight against malnutrition in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno according to African Development Bank Group.

The Bank’s support will focus on reducing mortality due to severe acute malnutrition among children under five years of age in Borno State by 46% and infant mortality by 20%. The specific objectives are to treat 11,468 children in Borno State with Ready to Use Therapeutic Food; provide 60,000 children aged 6-23 months in the affected areas with multiple micronutrient powder; and strengthen sector coordination and monitoring at state level to provide effective coordination of nutrition response.

The operation will involve community mobilization, capacity building, coordination and partnership (with international non-governmental organizations) as well as the strengthening of information management systems to achieve large coverage, quality service and high impact. These, in addition to monitoring and surveillance systems using quarterly surveys and mobile technology for real-time reporting and data collection.

“The nutrition sector in Nigeria estimated a burden of 296,601 cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in Borno State in 2017. If these children are left untreated, it is envisaged that an estimated 59,320 would die. This intervention will augment efforts at attaining the target to reach 80% of the estimated SAM cases in the region by 2017,” AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina told the Board. Source: African Development Bank Group. Source: News Agency of Nigeria (AfDB)

OTHER FOOD SECURITY NEWS AND ARTICLES

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For further information,

Please contact the following

Name Position E-mail

Abibu Tamu Food Security Sector Coordinator abibu.tamu@fao.org

Nourou Macki Tall Representative, a.i, FAO, Abuja, Nigeria NourouMacki.Tall@fao.org

Margot Vandervelden Representative, a.i WFP, Abuja, Nigeria Margot.Vandervelden@wfp.org

Mutinta Chimuka Head of Office, WFP, Maiduguri, Nigeria mutinta.chimuka@wfp.org

Yohanna Balami Officer in charge - IDP, Borno State Ministry of Agriculture

Balami_y@yahoo.com

Food Security Sector Working Group

UPCOMING EVENTS

FSWG MEETING (MAIDUGURI LEVEL) - 20th DECEMBER 2016

Venue: Conference Room, Borno State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Read more

Dates: 13th December, 2016 @10:00

FSWG MEETING (ABUJA LEVEL) – 10th January 2017

Venue: PREFAB 5, OLD CBN BUILDING, GARKI 2, ABUJA Read more

Dates:10th January, 2017 @11:00

FSWG MEETING (MAIDUGURI LEVEL) - 17th JANUARY 2017 Venue: Conference Room, Borno State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Read more

Dates: 17th January, 2017 @10:00

FSWG MEETING (MAIDUGURI LEVEL) – 31st JANUARY 2017 Venue: Conference Room, Borno State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Read more

Dates: 31st January, 2017 @10:00

TRAINING ON INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (IM) TOOLS FOR FOOD SECURITY PARTNERS

Venue: Dujuma International Hotel. Maiduguri, Borno State, Dates: 6st February, 2017 – 7th February, 2017

STANDARDIZED FOOD SECURITY INDICATORS-REFRESHER TRAINING/WORKSHOP ON FOR THE FOOD SECURITY SECTOR PARTNERS – 20th FEBRUARY 2017 Venue: Reiz Continental Hotel, Abuja,

Dates: 20th February, 2017 – 22nd February, 2017

FOOD SECURITY

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ASSESSMENTS