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The Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Nigeria, Tuesday, opened the first of six zonal consultations towards the development of the National Food and Nutrition Crisis Preparedness Plan (NFNCPP).
The plan aims to strengthen early warning, risk mitigation, and timely coordinated intervention to safeguard food and nutrition security.
Food and nutrition crises arise from the convergence of multiple risks.
These include climate shocks, insecurity, production constraints, market disruptions, macroeconomic pressures, and regional or global supply chain disruptions.
These pressures amplify one another and extend across State boundaries. Managing them calls for strong capabilities to identify emerging threats, assess their combined impact and coordinate timely interventions.
Central to the NFNCPP is interoperability: strengthening how institutions, information systems and stakeholders across the three tiers of government and international partners connect, exchange information and coordinate resources.
By leveraging technology, expertise and existing capabilities, the NFNCPP seeks to establish a shared national picture of emerging risks. That picture will support better-informed decisions, proactive risk management and coordinated interventions to safeguard lives and livelihoods.
The Maiduguri consultation brings together representatives from Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States, alongside Federal institutions, security agencies and development partners. Participants are sharing existing early warning and response capabilities, identifying opportunities for stronger collaboration, and helping shape a national framework that reflects State experiences and priorities.
Welcoming participants to Borno state, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Engr. Bawu Musami, said: “Borno has built real experience in supporting farmers and communities through difficult seasons, and we are proud to host the first of these consultations.
“Every state brings knowledge and systems that can strengthen the whole country. When we share information, identify risks early and act together, we can reduce their impact, support farmers sooner and protect livelihoods more effectively.”
Reaffirming the FAO’s commitment to strengthening proactive risk management across the country, FAO Representative in Nigeria & to ECOWAS, Dr. Hussein Gadian, highlighted the need to link regional realities into national actions.
“Recurrent climate shocks, economic pressures, and security challenges mean we can no longer afford to rely on reactive responses to food crises. Bringing State and Federal actors together through these zonal consultations is enabling local insights and field data directly to shape Nigeria’s crisis preparedness framework. FAO remains committed to supporting the Government of Nigeria in turning early warnings into anticipatory action that safeguard vulnerable farming communities before crises escalate into emergencies,” he said.
The consultations will continue across the remaining five geopolitical zones throughout October.
The experiences and priorities of all states will shape an integrated national preparedness system that is responsive to Nigeria’s evolving food and nutrition security needs.
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