# When El Niño meets fragility and conflict: Can emergency seed aid build resilience?

> IFPRI describes a strong El Niño compounding droughts, floods, and food insecurity in fragile and conflict-affected countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The institute will study emergency seed aid in northern Ethiopia and northern Nigeria, with fieldwork starting in November 2026.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:19:12.239Z
- Category: weather · region Sub-Saharan Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76110-when-el-nino-meets-fragility-and-conflict-can-emergency-seed-aid-build
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Seed aid and the design of local seed markets affect how quickly farmers in affected regions can replant after El Niño shocks. The effect on global grain prices is minor because these are small, localized programs.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-12 | [El Niño, La Niña, and climate resilience in Tanzania \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68871-el-nino-la-nina-and-climate-resilience-in-tanzania-ifpri.md) | +0.9% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2026-10-14 | [El Niño and Brazil’s Second-Season Corn: Should We Be Concerned?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13413-el-nino-and-brazil-s-second-season-corn-should-we-be-concerned.md) | -1.8% | — |
| CORN | 2026-07-13 | [Brazil coffee faces El Niño headwinds, but crops more resilient](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18247-brazil-coffee-faces-el-nino-headwinds-but-crops-more-resilient.md) | +1.1% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2023-09-05 | [El Niño related weather extremes further worsen food insecurity in conflict-affected countries - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33999-el-nino-related-weather-extremes-further-worsen-food-insecurity-in-conflict.md) | +0.9% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2023-05-05 | [What an El Niño could mean for food prices - EPIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35868-what-an-el-nino-could-mean-for-food-prices-epic.md) | -0.2% | -7.5% |
| SOY | 2017-09-12 | [El Niño, La Niña, and climate resilience in Tanzania \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68871-el-nino-la-nina-and-climate-resilience-in-tanzania-ifpri.md) | +1.4% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2026-10-14 | [El Niño and Brazil’s Second-Season Corn: Should We Be Concerned?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13413-el-nino-and-brazil-s-second-season-corn-should-we-be-concerned.md) | -2.3% | — |
| SOY | 2026-07-13 | [Brazil coffee faces El Niño headwinds, but crops more resilient](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18247-brazil-coffee-faces-el-nino-headwinds-but-crops-more-resilient.md) | +0.7% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- ifpri.org: https://www.ifpri.org/blog/when-el-nino-meets-fragility-and-conflict-can-emergency-seed-aid-build-resilience/

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