While the Nigerian economy saw its fastest year of growth in 2024, northeastern Nigeria remains one of the most vulnerable regions in the country, marked by a convergence of poverty, conflict, and climate instability. In Adamawa State—home to nearly 5 million people—rural communities are overwhelmingly dependent on agriculture, with more than 78% of rural households engaged in subsistence farming. Yet these smallholder farmers face mounting challenges: erratic rainfall, prolonged dry spells, flash floods, and degraded soils have all become more frequent and more severe due to climate change. These shocks devastate harvests, reduce livestock health, and undermine household food security and income stability. In a region with limited infrastructure and poor access to services, each shock compounds the next—deepening cycles of vulnerability and making recovery increasingly difficult.

Farming households in Adamawa are spread across remote and often ecologically fragile areas, including hilly, arid, and semi-arid zones. Reaching the nearest urban centers often requires travel along unpaved or seasonally impassable roads. Farmers have limited access to extension services, financial institutions, or veterinary care, and struggle to afford or source the inputs needed to protect and improve their productivity. Without reliable markets or support systems, the burden of climate change falls squarely on the shoulders of rural families already operating at the margins.

Since 2020, Nuru Nigeria has partnered with 20 farmer-owned cooperatives across Adamawa State to strengthen rural livelihoods and improve climate resilience. These cooperatives receive support in climate-smart agriculture training, soil testing, and access to climate-resilient inputs, including drought-tolerant seeds and improved livestock feed. Through this approach, Nuru Nigeria equips farmers to increase yields, diversify incomes, and protect natural resources while building strong, locally-owned agribusinesses. In the coming years, Nuru Nigeria will expand operations to reach additional farming communities across northeastern Nigeria, focusing on ecologically sensitive areas where the need for climate adaptation, mitigation, and resilience is most urgent.