Posted by According to the World Bank, there could be food insecurity in seven of Nigeria’s northern states by 2024.
The World Bank predicted that violent conflicts and insecurity will cause a food catastrophe in three northeastern states and four northwest states in its most recent report on food security.
Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, and Zamfara states are the ones that are highlighted.
It is anticipated that until May 2024, the majority of regions in West and Central Africa will have little food insecurity (IPC Phase 1), with some falling into the category of Stressed IPC 2.
According to the report, “Nigeria (far north of Adamawa, Borno, Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara states) will be at crisis food security levels (IPC Phase 3), primarily because of armed conflict, ongoing insecurity, and declining livelihoods.”
The World Bank also stated that because of their limited access to markets and humanitarian relief, communities in Northeastern states including Abadam, Bama, Guzamala, Marte, and others may experience Emergency food security levels (IPC Phase 4).
The report states that more than 63.2% of low-income nations have inflation rates above 5%. This represents a 1.3% increase from the January 17, 2023, food update.
According to twiscoloaded, Nigeria has been experiencing a food crisis that has resulted in the high price of food goods in the market. This is because farmers are unable to travel to their farms in the north due to banditry ravishing the populace.