Nigeria Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project LPRES

Adaptation Need

Nigeria’s livestock systems lose up to 15% of annual output to heat stress, drought–flood cycles, pasture loss and rising disease outbreaks—an estimated €517 million every year. Floods alone degraded pastureland worth €94 million in 2022. In the aftermath most communities experienced resource-use tension/conflicts between herders and farmers arising from competition over scarce water and land resources. Without targeted measures, livestock productivity could continue to fall further, deepening food insecurity and resource-conflict risks. Strengthening the climate resilience of the sector is, thus, very important to the food security, rural livelihoods, and overall stability of the country.

GCA’s Added Value

Nigeria’s livestock systems lose as much as 15% of annual output each year to climate and disease pressures, with floods in 2022 alone damaging pastureland worth €94 million. In the aftermath many communities experienced resource-use tension/conflicts between herders and farmers arising from competition over scarce water and land resources. It is therefore imperative to strengthen the climate resilience of the livestock sector to protect food security, secure rural livelihoods, and maintain national stability.