نيجيريا - المرحلة 2
Major focus
The major focus of the exploratory dialogue in the Sokoto Dialogue Centre was a comprehensive exploration of the Food Systems in the North West Zone with focus on the participating states (Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara). Participants identified the issues/challenges affecting the food systems along the five action tracks and levers of the UN Food Systems Summit. They conducted discussion on the food systems, major stakeholders, potentials, vulnerabilities, as well as opportunities for its transformation so that it can deliver high quality diet and affordable nutrition that is inclusive, efficient,
... قراءة المزيد resilient, and sustainable and as means of livelihood. The discussions revealed that the negative impact of the 2020 flood witnessed in the zone which ravaged the farm lands thereby throwing many families into poverty with implementable strategies that would assist in mitigation against such future occurrences. There are misuse of Agrochemicals and selling of grains to farmers in the place of seeds which affect their production output. There is inadequate knowledge on post-harvest management, lack of clear data on actual requirements of farmers, Government support towards improving agriculture using mechanized agriculture, advanced storage facilities are inadequate and lack of collaborations between federal and state towards improving the food system. Furthermore, there are many challenges across the food systems in the participating states. There is equity issues affecting access to land, loans and agricultural inputs propagated by the existing gender norms, vulnerability, poverty and illiteracy of the peasant farmers. Specifically, there is neglect or improper representation of women in the areas of food production, discrimination against women in sharing of agricultural inputs and credit facilities despite the significant role they play in the transformation of the food system, marketing monopoly by middlemen, poor government implementation of social protection programs, agricultural insurance and farmers loans, poor support for small and medium size enterprises which are major part of a strong agricultural value chain. Insecurity due to banditry and farmer-herdsmen clashes have made it difficult for farmers to access their farms. Effect of environmental changes such as drought, flood and desertification is hitting hard on the farmers with a lots of loss of crops which lead to poor yield. قراءة القليل
مسار (مسارات) العمل: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
الكلمات الأساسية: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment