In the villages around Urulokpa, Nigeria, the daily meals are not enough for many families. Not because people don’t want to work – but because the knowledge and the start-up capital for sustainable agriculture are missing. HIFA and agricultural expert DI Festus Imarhiagbe have launched a project that changes exactly that: self-sufficiency instead of hunger.
Many families in the region cannot even afford one full meal a day. Not out of indifference – but because fertile land remains fallow without knowledge and tools.
Classic food aid does not solve this problem. It creates dependency. HIFA relies on a different approach instead: empowerment instead of handouts.
The solution: a circular economy on site
DI Festus Imarhiagbe’s concept is simple and proven: whoever knows how to work their land and keeps small livestock can feed their family all year round – and even earns a small income.
How the cycle works
The man behind the project
Festus is a native Nigerian, lives in Vienna and knows both worlds. As an agricultural engineer, he combines technical knowledge with an understanding of the reality on the ground. As early as March 2019, he personally traveled to the region to lead the first trainings – and has been returning regularly ever since. His approach: no top-down theory, but joint learning on site.
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Reference: Survival through Self-Sufficiency
Why sustainable agriculture achieves more than food aid
One-off food deliveries help in the short term – but they don’t create independence. The HIFA self-sufficiency project gives people the knowledge and the means to feed their families themselves, permanently. A village community that is self-sufficient no longer needs help – and can pass on its knowledge to the next generation.
