The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) launched and distributed Fuel-Efficient Stoves (FES) to 24,500 households in seven local government areas (LGAs) in Borno.
During the exercise on Monday at Mainari community of Jere LGA, the Head of FAO North-East office, Al-Hassan Cisse, said it was part of FAO’s intervention to guarantee food security, nutrition, and ameliorate climate change impacts.
Mr Cisse said the stoves were for 2023/2024 and that a total of 123,506 households had benefited in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states since the exercise started in 2018.