Food Security
Climate-smart farming, livestock support, and market access for smallholder and peasant farmers.
For beneficiaries who are largely peasant and smallholder farmers, LHI's agriculture and food security component focuses on production, diversification, value addition, and market linkages to enhance livelihoods.
Smallholder Farmer Extension: climate-smart agronomic practices, drought-resistant certified seed distribution, and modern planting techniques.
Livestock & Small Ruminant Husbandry: distribution and veterinary support for goats and sheep to diversify household income.
Market Access & Producer Groups: aggregate marketing, post-harvest loss reduction, and sustainable commercial value chain linkages.
- Focus areas
- 3
- States active
- 11
- Established
- 2004
Active Projects in Food Security
These field-level interventions are currently or previously implemented under our Food Security thematic portfolio across Nigeria:
ActiveResilience Building and Smallholder Farmers Support Project in Northwest Nigeria
A multidimensional approach to the interconnected challenges facing smallholder farmers: farmer-led irrigation development (FLID), access to farming inputs and market systems, community-managed assets and non-farm income streams, with a phased exit strategy that leaves community-owned systems behind. Two farmers service hubs, Noma Tushen Arziki in Wamakko and Gidan Arziki in Batagarawa (commissioned 27 April 2026), now run as community enterprise centres.
ActiveLean Season Food Assistance in Goronyo and Rabah LGAs of Sokoto State
Improves food security and protects vulnerable households during the annual lean season, reducing the impact of seasonal food shortages, preventing negative coping mechanisms and supporting the nutrition and resilience of women, children and other at-risk community members.
CompletedStabilizing Food Security of Households Affected by the Humanitarian Crisis in Wurno and Kware LGAs
Stabilised food security for households affected by the humanitarian crisis in Wurno and Kware Local Government Areas of Sokoto State.
CompletedIncreasing Resiliency among Crisis-Affected Population in Borno
Basic livelihood development that contributed to the health and education of crisis-affected households' children.
CompletedTraining of Women on Goat Rearing and Micro-Processing of Legumes and Cereals
A two-way combination of nutrition and livelihood approaches: nutrition education and food demonstrations promoting dietary diversity, with training on goat rearing and processing of legumes and cereals.
CompletedSupporting the Development of Resilience Mechanisms for Conflict-Affected Populations: Livelihood
Increased the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises through layered livelihood support and access to credit for individuals, households and groups.
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Food Security in the field
