HEA Report - Millet and Sesame Livelihood Zone, Nigeria 2010

   The Millet and Sesame Livelihood Zone in north-western Nigeria is characterised by mixed food and cash cropping supported also by livestock production and casual labour. Daura LGA is located on the border with Niger in north-west Nigeria. The zone is part of the Sahel, a vast dryland belt south of the Sahara and characterised by low and variable rainfall. The reference year selected for this study was the 2009-2010 consumption year beginning with the harvest in September 2009 and ending in August 2010.