Feed-the-Future Nigeria Rural Resilience Activity

The Rural Resilience Activity is meant to contribute to economic recovery in Nigeria’s Northeast region that has been devastated by the ongoing insurgency carried out by Jama'atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda'Awati Wal Jihad, also known as  Boko Haram, and Islamic State in West Africa (ISIS-WA).  The Rural Resilience activity is issued under the U.S. Government’s (USG) Global Food Security Act (GFSA), which aims to advance the objectives of inclusive and sustainable agriculturally-led economic growth; strengthened resilience among people and systems; and a well-nourished population, especially women and children.

The Activity will cover four northeastern states that have been affected by the insurgency: Adamawa, Borno, Gombe, and Yobe.  Within these states, priority will be given to geographic areas where the security situation allows safe movement and market activity.   Activity interventions will commence initially in fully accessible areas with security levels that permit medium- to long-term development efforts with market and production significance.  There is a substantial risk that some of the areas to which IDPs have been returning may have landmines or other explosive remnants of war (ERW).   LGAs that have been cleared as being free of  ERW will be prioritized, and the activity will coordinate with local, federal, and international police or demining organizations to ensure that the areas are free off ERW prior to any activity interventions.