FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS-
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
NATIONAL PROJECT PERSONNEL: AGRONOMY EXPERT
CONTRACT DURATION: 11 MONTHS (WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION)
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 02 MARCH 2018
DUTY STATION: MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE

TASK AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

BACKGROUND
The crisis in Nigeria, located mainly around the Lake Chad Basin, is a complex emergency characterized by food insecurity, violence and displacement. This area is one of the poorest in the world. Subsistence based livelihoods are impacted upon by climate-induced desertification, drought, receding lake/water stress. Compounding the situation is the high incidence of violence from None-State Armed Groups (NSAG) since 2013.