Outcome Analysis Report – Nigeria – March 2015

The period or consumption year covered by the current analysis is September 2014 – August 2015 for the five livelihood zones, detailed below. Official data monitoring on crop production and prices was used for the definition of the current year problem. Assumptions for changes in production and prices were made in consensus amongst the workshop participants, based on their field experience.

HEA Outcome Analysis (OA) was conducted by the Nigeria HEA Working Group (WG) in 10-12 March, 2015 in Abuja for five rural livelihood zones of Northern Nigeria. Participants from Government (Federal Ministry of Agriculture through the Agricultural Development Program, Department for Food Security), NGOs under the technical lead of Save the Children.

The March analysis is intended to update the November 2014 analysis with an aim to understand the changes in household economy prior to lean season period. Five livelihood zones were analyzed by the team; (NW Millet & Sesame LZ (MAS), NW Cotton, Groundnuts & mixed Cereals LZ (CGC), Hadejia Valley Mixed Economy LZ (HVM)), NW Sorghum, Cowpeas and Groundnuts LZ (SCG) and NW Millet, Cowpeas and Groundnuts LZ (MCG).