Key Messages
Insecurity related to the Boko Haram conflict is leading to increased population displacements and continues to disrupt livelihoods. Poor households in worst affected areas in southern Borno and Yobe States and those in the Lake Chad region and northeastern Adamawa state will continue to face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) acute food insecurity through December. Because of the ongoing conflict, humanitarian access is limited.
Households in north-central Borno and Yobe and southern Adamawa States are somewhat less impacted by the conflict, though they are also expected to have harvests in October that will be significantly below average. While the harvest in October is expected to improve household food access, poor households in this area still expected to face Stressed (IPC Phase 2) acute food insecurity through December.
The cultivation season is progressing favorably across much of the rest of the country. Good levels of rainfall have been observed since August in most areas, improving the soil moisture conditions and leading to favorable crop development. The main harvest, which will begin in October for much of the country, is expected to be at least average.
