Nigeria to record largest surge in food insecurity globally in 2026

Nigeria is acceptable to acquisition 1 of the highest increases successful nutrient insecurity worldwide successful 2026, according to the latest Global Report connected Food Crises released connected April 24, 2026.

The report, compiled by agencies including the Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme, raised caller concerns implicit worsening hunger levels driven by insecurity, economical hardship and declining humanitarian funding.

According to FAO findings, astir 4.1 cardinal further Nigerians could autumn into acute nutrient insecurity successful 2026, placing the state among those with the largest increases globally.

Reacting to the development, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, Mr Alvaro Lario, said “the situation is becoming much prolonged and hard to contain”.

“We are nary longer seeing conscionable impermanent shocks, but persistent shocks implicit time,” informing that the concern is placing increasing unit connected planetary stability.

FAO noted that astir 266 cardinal radical crossed 47 countries look precocious levels of acute hunger successful 2025, with conditions expected to stay terrible into 2026.

In Nigeria, the concern is being worsened by continued insecurity successful cardinal farming regions, rising ostentation and constricted entree to food.

According FAO projections, implicit 34 cardinal Nigerians whitethorn acquisition situation level hunger betwixt June and August 2026, during the highest of the thin season.

The FAO Country...