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Agriarche: Believing in farmers, digitizing last-mile agriculture market

The USAID-funded Feed the Future Nigeria Rural Resilience Activity partners with various key market players to combat the vicious cycle of poverty and hunger through innovative business models, especially in vulnerable, conflict-affected areas of Northeast Nigeria.

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A person feeds chickens
December 15, 2020
Revitalizing local poultry market systems in Borno state
After three years of implementation, Mercy Corps’ Poultry Development for Resettlement program provides evidence on why poultry rearing is a sustainable early recovery livelihood option.
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December 08, 2020
Scaling up intervention for girls: Lessons learned from ENGINE II program
Mercy Corps implemented the Educating Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises (ENGINE) II program to ensure that no girl was left behind.
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Two farmers walk behind two large animals plowing a field.
November 30, 2020
Helping rural farmers embrace better farming practices
Baba Plato is expecting his largest harvest because he adopted improved farming techniques and received agricultural input from Mercy Corps.
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Five individuals stand outside a permanent shelter in gwoza, borno state
November 23, 2020
Mercy Corps, EU hand over 325 permanent shelters to families in Gwoza, Borno state
325 families in Gwoza, Borno state affected by the insurgency, received new shelters from Mercy Corps. The permanent shelters were constructed with support from the EU, to help them rebuild their lives.
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A young person operates a sewing machine
November 19, 2020
1,156 Borno youth receive livelihood training from EU MAIDA
1,156 young people in Borno state have been provided with opportunity to secure viable employment, thanks to training they received from Mercy Corps Borno Maida Early Recovery Program.
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Two adults standing next to each other holding signs celebrating peace.
September 22, 2020
Amplifying the voices of women in peacebuilding
Mercy Corps' Community Initiatives to Promote Peace program is committed to amplifying the role women play in peacebuilding in the North Central region.
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