Youth Agri-Champion Programme
Equips rural youth with climate-smart agricultural skills and entrepreneurship training, linking a new generation of producers to markets and turning food insecurity into a livelihood opportunity.
Food Security, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Helping households move from food assistance toward food production and durable income.
Strategic objective 3
Our approach
Building food security and sustainable livelihoods through agriculture and market systems.
The context
Published humanitarian data on the need this work responds to. Each figure is shown with its source.
~35M
Nigerians acutely food insecure in the 2026 lean season
Source: OCHA / WFP 2026
4.8M
People in the BAY states in CH Phase 3+ (early 2026)
Source: OCHA BAY Sitrep, April 2026
40%
Under-5 stunting nationally
Source: NDHS 2023–24
Flagship programmes
Flagship programmes set out in the Strategic Plan 2025–2030, translating this objective into fundable, replicable models.
Community Resilience & Livelihoods Programme
Integrated agriculture, food security, livelihoods and climate resilience support helping households absorb and recover from recurring shocks.
From the field
Vegetable beds prepared with mulching
