Mr. Anthony Itseuma lead the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) Team

Mr. Anthony Itseuma of Food and Strategic Reserve Department lead the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) Team to Policy Makers meeting on presentation of Household Economy Analysis (HEA-Sahel) Atlas presented by Save the Children International at SCI Conference Room, Maitama, Abuja on 2^nd September 2015.

        Household Economy Analysis (HEA) is a methodology for assessing livelihood and food security, it provides a quantitative database and analysis Centered on three integrated elements; first, where households normally obtain their food  and the proportions, to satisfy their energy requirements (measured in food calories) – whether from their harvests,  from the market,  as gifts collected wild foods, etc, secondly how they obtain the cash to purchase food and other essentials for life and livelihood? Thirdly, what do they spend their money on and in what proportion? Information on these questions and associated subjects are gathered in relation to wealth groups within the population

      

 SCI use HEA to assess the vulnerability of families in the Sahel based on how they use their income to cope with shocks such as poor harvest or rising food prices. Such information is then presented to governments and donors and can be used to put early action and contingency plans in place.

        Atlas presentation in HEA-Sahel is to bring to the attention of government the importance of HEA in Nigeria, as many Sahel Country have been using HEA to solve the problems of food security, early warning and nutritional needs of the rural people.

In view of the above, therefore, HEA may be recommended for adoption in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as a tool for early warning contingency arrangement and Food Security Progamme.

       

Officers in attendance from Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; 

1. Mr. Anthony Itseuma          -      A D Quality Control Represented Director FSRD
2. Dr. (Mrs.) Eze Egejuru          -       Director (V&PCD)
3. Dr. (Mrs.) Chinyere Akulobi   -       AD (V&PCD)
4. Mal. Suleiman Y. Sheriff       -       ACAS (FSRD)
5. Mrs. Lilia Lucas                   -       SAS (FSRD)