Country Representative, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Fred Kafeero, has said 140,000 vulnerable persons will be provided with livelihood support in the Northeast. According to him, the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operation (ECHO) has raised $1million (N410 million) support for FAO. Kafeero, in […]
Country Representative, Food and Agricultural Organisation in Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States , Fred Kafeero, has said 140,000 vulnerable persons will be provided with livelihood support in the Northeast.
“ECHO has mobilised over a million U.S dollars for FAO to protect the livelihoods of 140,000 vulnerable persons in the region,” he said.He noted that the funding was the latest of ECHO’s support to restore livelihoods and build resilience in the war-torn region. He said that the recent funding would also support the restoration of agricultural livelihood and improvement of protection of women and men through the provision of quality and improved agricultural inputs.
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