https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr I chose to research the food insecurity crisis occurring in Nigeria to learn more about the reasons why this is occurring and to see what steps are being taken to improve Nigeria's food supply. I learned that climate change and violent conflict are two of the primary factors leading to the food insecurity crisis. Also, the number of Nigerians at risk of food insecurity is rising at significantly high rates. en-us 2023-06-08 23:33:11 UTC 2023-06-10 03:59:07 UTC hello@padlet.com eringessert2001 https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618681094 This article from UNICEF details the increasing numbers of Nigerians at risk of food insecurity during the summer of 2023. Climate change, conflict, inflation and rising food prices are the main reasons for the food insecurity crisis ensuing. The northeast states are highly affected due to violence persistently occurring there, threatening people's ability to obtain food. This article details how children are the population most at risk of food insecurity; a bit less than half of the millions of Nigerians suffering from food insecurity are children under the age of five, which makes them more vulnerable to mortality due to acute malnutrition. In the Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states alone, it is expected that 2 million children are suffering from acute malnutrition, a number rising from 1.74 million in 2022. The regions of Katsina, Zamfara and Sokoto are expected to have 4.3 million people suffering from food insecurity this summer. UNICEF aims to assist Nigeria through partnerships with the government and organizations such as MSF and ALIMA to increase preventative nutrition interventions to expand children's access to nutrition services. Last year, UNICEF and its partners reached roughly 650,000 in the BAY states and in Sokoto, Katsina and Zamfara. The article also discussed how the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, along with partners, has played a role in supporting the restoration of Nigeria's northeast and northwestern regions' livelihoods through livestock production, crop production, value chain development, homestead micro gardening and aquaculture. However, the UN has called upon Nigeria's government and other donors and stakeholders to create an action plan to prevent a possibly disastrous food insecurity crisis. ]]> 2023-06-08 23:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618681094 eringessert2001 https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618681919 This article from the World Food Programme discusses the rising effects of food insecurity facing Nigerians. Being the most populated African country with 200 million people, 8.4 million people in northeast Nigeria are suffering from food insecurity. Violence in the region has exacerbated the food crisis, leading to 4.1 million people in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states being food insecure. Climate change deeply affects the country's land, making the population and agriculture more vulnerable to climate effects. WFP, along with UNICEF, have developed a joint Rapid Response Mechanism to provide food, health and nutrition aid to vulnerable populations in the Borno and Yobe states. Monthly, WFP sends food and money to 1.2 million people in the Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states. ]]> 2023-06-08 23:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618681919 eringessert2001 https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618682192 This article discusses how climate change and violent conflict are exacerbating Nigeria's food insecurity crisis. Approximately 25.3 million Nigerians are at risk of suffering from acute food insecurity in the next few months, numbers that have risen from the current 17 million at risk now. Nigeria is a country very vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters such as floods. A flood that occurred in 2022 destroyed large amounts of their farmland, exacerbating the food insecurity crisis. Northern parts of Nigeria are suffering from drought, resulting in less availability of water to use for crops. The Boko Haram extremist group in Nigeria has affected the primary food production spot by forcing farmers to abandon their land and has initiated violent conflicts, armed banditry and kidnappings. Boko Haram have revolted in parts of Nigeria, leading to farmers and herders having to leave their land, and this has led to clashes between the farmers and herders. ]]> 2023-06-08 23:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618682192 eringessert2001 https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618682959 This peer-reviewed article examined 1,674 Nigerian households to research the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic had on their food supply. The study's findings reported that roughly 32% of households surveyed were moderately food insecure before the COVID-19 pandemic, yet these percentages increased to 74% and 72% during the pandemic. 4% of households experienced severe food insecurity before the pandemic, and these percentages increased to 43% and 22% during the pandemic. ]]> 2023-06-08 23:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618682959 eringessert2001 https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618685136 This peer-reviewed article looks into the effects flooding has on food security and the Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria. Nigeria's top three food sources, agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, are negatively impacted by flooding as it destroys or contaminates the food. Nigeria is already one of the nations with the highest rates of food insecurity, which is exacerbated by its annual floods. The floods affect not only food production but also have the potential to displace people, bring them further into poverty, and negatively affect their health through less access to nutritious foods. The article called for governments to implement policies on flooding into their food security policies due to the significant impact that flooding has on food insecurity. ]]> 2023-06-08 23:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618685136 eringessert2001 https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618686632 This article looks into other African countries that are suffering from food insecurity that is mainly caused by violence. Compacted with the lingering effects of COVID-19 on the economy, 48 million people in West African countries are experiencing food insecurity. In addition to northern Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Mauritania are suffering from inadequate access to nutritious foods. There has been a 31% increase in children being admitted to hospitals, and this is exacerbated by the fact that violent groups have blockaded many villages in these countries. This makes it harder for people to leave their villages to find food and for agencies to deliver food assistance.  ]]> 2023-06-08 23:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618686632 eringessert2001 https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618687745 This peer-reviewed article examined the various causes and links in explaining the reasons for Sub-Saharan Africa's past and current state of food insecurity. The article discussed that Sub-Saharan Africa's progress toward achieving the second Sustainable Development Goal, ending hunger, has been slow, and they are not on track to reach the intended 2030 goal for various reasons. These reasons include weak economic growth, gender inequality, food price inflation, low crop productivity, drought, weak infrastructural development, low investment in irrigation agriculture and research, poor policy frameworks, climate change, high population growth, violent conflicts and corruption. The article discussed how Nigeria's conflict between herders and farmers had forced farmers to leave their communities, and attacks conducted by Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa have led to 2.5 million Nigerians having to flee. This poses a risk to Nigerians' food security by being displaced and having less access to food. The article explained how Sub-Saharan Africa's population growth has been on an increasing rise of 3.2%, the highest globally, which makes it more difficult to eradicate food insecurity. ]]> 2023-06-08 23:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618687745 eringessert2001 https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618688456 This video from Channels Television, a Nigerian news and media television channel, discusses the real-world impact on Nigerian populations suffering a food insecurity crisis. The video documents real people not having enough food because they are unable to find work and how farmers have struggled to produce crops and food due to an inadequate food supply. The rising food costs and lasting economic effects of COVID-19 have negatively impacted Nigerians as well in the sector of food access. The video also spoke about how Nigeria is ranked 103 out of 121 countries in the 2022 Global Hunger Index.  ]]> 2023-06-08 23:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2618688456 eringessert2001 https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2619512864 This video from WFP documents the chief economist Arif Husain visiting villages across Nigeria's northeastern region and documenting the conditions of food access to the population. He had previously visited in 2016 and spoke about how the conditions in 2018 had positively increased. Violent conflict greatly affected this region, leading to deaths and fear instilled in people, which negatively affected their ability to obtain food. Husain reports that the population in 2018 looked much healthier than in 2016. WFP provided these populations with food and cash and ensured that they were healthy. ]]> 2023-06-09 17:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2619512864 eringessert2001 https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2619556863 This peer-reviewed article examined the multiple risk factors affecting the diets and health of Nigeria's population. Nigeria's population struggles with undernutrition, people not having enough to eat and obesity from lack of access to nutritious diets. The article focused on developing actionable plans to repair food insufficiencies while also improving climate change and agricultural systems. Obesity trends were higher in the southern regions of Nigeria, and food insecurity was more common in the northern regions of Nigeria, although these regions produce more food. Food systems, though, are at risk due to climate change, which is exacerbated due to Nigeria's geographical location. To formulate a plan to improve the diets of the Nigerian population, a three-part plan targeting undernutrition, obesity and climate change must work cohesively together without imposing further obstacles on one or more of these aspects.   ]]> 2023-06-09 19:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/eringessert2001/xa0udfe6i9hqzjqr/wish/2619556863