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With 196 million people, Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country. Around 10 per cent of its people are between 15 and 19. Agriculture is a foundation of the country’s economy, contributing to about 21 per cent of GDP, and with just over one-third of working people in the country employed in agriculture. Livestock production, largely managed by pastoral communities in Nigeria’s semi-arid areas, is an important part of Nigeria’s economy, with around 13 million families owning livestock.

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A nomadic Fulani child in Bauchi State Nigeria being vaccinated - Image by NSTOP Team / CDC Global - CC BY 2.0
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This study aims to identify the socio-cultural, economic and institutional factors contributing to gender inequalities among the pastoralists of Bauchi and Gombe States in Nigeria's Sahel region
FUDECO researchers interview communities in Wuro Bappate - Photo by Zubairu Adamu / FUDECO

This is the third in a series of longitudinal studies into the political, socioeconomic and environmental issues facing pastoralists and agropastoralists in Hayin Ade and Wuro Alhaji Idrissa Bappate.
A farmer in Menz, Ethiopia gets help from her 10 year old daughter in keeping her sheep.

The challenges of food security and economic development in fragile contexts have become urgent. This report asks what more can be done to address food security in such contexts using private sector solutions.
Farmers and herders in Nigeria speak to SPARC - Image by FUDECO

This brief is the second in a series highlighting issues facing pastoralists and agropastoralists in two areas in Nigeria: Hayin Ade in Kaduna State and Wuro Alhaji Idrisa Bappate in Taraba State.

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Shepherding in Ta Kuti village - photo by Arne Hoel / World Bank
News

SPARC partner the Nigeria-based Fulbe Development and Cultural Organization is officially recognised by the United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre.
A man walks through the flood waters in Beletweyne, Somalia in May 2016. Credit: AMISOM Photo/Tobin Jones
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Analysing the impacts of climate change in fragile countries is difficult, but it is possible – and it should not be an excuse for inaction.
Vaccination of a Fulani child in Gwaskaram, Bauchi State, Nigeria - Image by National Stop Transition of Polio Programme Team - CC BY 2.0
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On International Day of Rural Women, the IDRC-SPARC gender team reflects on its work with pastoralist women and communities, and the potential of empowering rural women to bring about gender equality.

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