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 The major changes observed in production, processing and marketing of food within the food system in the community before and now are that before there was an excess rainfall but now they are experiencing shortage of rainfall, Increased insecurity, incessant farmer’s herders’ clashes, Poor access to Agro-input before but with interventions now they have access to inputs but challenges lack of enough finance.  In the stakeholders own view of what is their vision for food system in the next three (3) and ten (10) years is that National agriculture and food policies should be promoted ... Lire la suiteto enhance production of affordable nutritious, sustainably produced food while rewarding fairly all farmers and food workers, comprehensive traceability systems and appropriate labelling ensure all consumers have access to clear, reliable information about how and where food is produced, empowering them to make informed choices, National should determine contributions to climate action that are based on nature-positive agriculture practices that are developed and tested by farmers, Fair, safe and sustainable supply chains ensure a responsible use of natural resources and a reduction of food loss and waste, making sustainability the easy choice for consumers. Trade policies (import and export) to facilitate access to affordable, safe and nutritious food for all, while contributing to country economic and commercial objectives, as well as resilient and best livelihoods for down- stream food producers (farmers). (i) How these changes impacted positively or negatively in our food system? NEGATIVE - The community food system experiences low production leads to low yield which in-turn leads to high cost of food even within the community market. POSITIVE: - Increased income for few farmers who have the opportunities to produce more farm products. (ii) What can we do as individual, groups or organizations to correct the mistake? - Idea sharing of knowledge and adoption of best practices in food system (iii) How do you want our food systems to look like by 2030? - Increased food supply and affordable food for all addressing Malnutrition issues, Producers well linked to processors and processors linked to marketers and High quality products produced for end consumers all-inclusive in 2030. (iv) The ways Nigerian food systems be repositioned to: • Reduce rates of malnutrition and improve health and nutrition - Value addition and food fortification. • Contribute to personal health and other unknowns - Production, processing of safe nutritious food in a hygienic environment. • Strengthen resilience and livelihoods especially for vulnerable populations such as the poor rural pastoral and agro-pastoral communities • support them with farm inputs, affordable credits and capacity building in the area of value addition. • Contribute to the well-being of women, youth, children and displaced populations (IDPs and Refugees) - Promulgate policy in support of food availability for the vulnerable population i.e free food for the vulnerable popuplace. • Adapt to climate change considering the contribution of food systems activities to degradation of the planet - Enforcement of law against deforestation, embark on tree planting campaign across the country, planting of economy trees, tree fellers should be incorporated into Government Programmes and encourage dry season farming. • Guarantee the regeneration of our ecosystems and nature and to substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions - Embark on promotion of tree planting campaign to regenerate the existing ecosystem to reduce green house emission. • Shape the livelihoods of those working within the food systems - Encourage capacity building and remuneration that is attractive to spur them to hold on the best practices within the food system. • Maintain functioning food systems in the wake of shocks such as pandemics - To develop practicable policy in support of good storage facilities such as strong food reserved system to take care of shock in the wake of pandemic or in case of any other food shortage crises. (C) Changes must be made so that food systems can meet SDG expectations by 2030 are; Availability of funds to encourage people into farming through credit scheme, Provision of improved seeds and Accessibility to the market by construction of feeder roads. (i) The proposed changes/reforms that must be made to address the major challenges of the current Food Systems are; Availability of funds to encourage people into farming through credit scheme, Provision of improved seeds and Accessibility to the market by construction of feeder roads. (ii) How we can ensure that the proposed changes are equitable and just for all the people (stakeholders) is that all stakeholders must be given equal and fair treatment within the food system guiding principles and provision. The proposed changes be supported through empowering all stakeholders to function properly. (iii) The realistic timelines can we achieve our goal of sustainable, healthy food systems is between 3 – 10 years if all stake holders are linked and function able. (D) On how stakeholders can work well together and differently for collection action: -This could be done through cooperation and synergy linkage of all stake holders functionality and Allowing an all-inclusive Stakeholders periodic meeting between leaders of both parties. (i) Who do you regard a powerful stakeholder to partner with – UN, Government, Donors, Private Sector, Farmer Organizations, Research Institutions, Academia? -All Stakeholders Lire moins

The dialogue focusses on to enhance production , processing, marketing of safe nutritious healthy food for all to enhance food system in Nigeria towards achieving sustainable Development Goal in the next 3 to 10 years with cross cutting issues and pathways that came out such as policy formulation to stoppage of farmers herders crisis by establishment of ranching, non-availability of farmers friendly /affordable credit facilities for instance on a single digit loan which some of the stakeholders especially the farmers are soliciting to enable them have access to loan, innovation technology inpu... Lire la suitets/mechanization equipment was also an issue indigenous knowledge, and the empowerment of women, young people and marginalized groups for inclusive food for all and enhancement of Nigeria food system. (A) The Dialogue focused on major crops grown in the community in the past and now, which are: Rice, Maize, Yam, Cassava, Beans, Groundnut, melon, Millet, Sesames Seed, Cotton, Cashew, Sugar cane, Sweet potatoes, Castor, Oil Palm, Tomatoes, Vegetables.  The challenges they faced in the production of these crops are; Famers/herders clashes (Insecurity), Lack of Farming Inputs/equipment, Lack of rural road networks, Climate Change, Pest infestation, Lack of Storage facilities  The other food items produced in this community (Livestock, fish and others) were the Goat, Chicken, fish, Turkey, Pig, Cow.  Other agricultural produce they produced in their communities were Garri, fufu, Cassava flour.  The on how the above challenges can be resolved surgested by the participants are to formulation of policy for the establishment of Ranches, Provision of improved security for famers through (Community policing, empowerment of vigilante groups), provision of access to loan, Provision of farm inputs, Farm Mechanization through modern tecgnology for production, Construction of Rural farm roads, Irrigation facilities for dry season farming, Provision of Storage Facilities, Access to improved varieties of crops that is resistance to pest and diseases, establishment of processing centres, Capacity building of downstream stakeholders(farmers), developing technological equipment to reduce post-harvest loss of the crops produced and increasing their shelf-life most especially cassava tubers, Provide access to equipment such as planters, threshers, harvesters and many more others.  On the roles stakeholder need to play to resolve these challenges was that, there should be a synergy between all stakeholders to take up the responsibilities sincerely in respond to ins ascent security crises and food insecurity in Nigeria then there will be food for all.  The role Government can play to achieve enough food sufficiency for the Nigerian people are, the Government should promulgate enabling laws for peaceful co-existence between farmers and herders, subsidize farm inputs, Increase the number of extension workers to give orientation on the adoption of new technology and Government should provide market for the sales of Livestock among others.  The stakeholders that must work together to ensure adequate food sufficiency for Nigerian populace was agree unanimously to be all stakeholders must work together ensure adequate food sufficiency for all.  If hunger is to be reduce the people to act are all the stakeholders inclusive and through Government empowerment of downstream stakeholders (farmers) to increase production, the farmers should form co-operative societies to help for easy access and tracking. Lire moins

At the core of a lot of divergences is that some stakeholders prefer processes that rely on individual/household level change (demand side actions), while others prefer processes that rely on institutional change (supply-side actions). a) Individual level change was more easily implemented than institutional change. b) Individual level change outcomes can diffuse across the community and produce similar effect as institutional change over time. c) Individual level change is more sustainable than institutional change. 2. Reduction of fiscal space: a) Arguments for reduction in fiscal space beli... Lire la suiteeve that few elites kept back the common resources for all (fiscal resources) thereby creating the situation of reduction, which is artificial. b) Those in favour of reduced fiscal space argue that the fiscal space was reduced due to reduced national revenue at all levels of government, individual businesses. 3. Lobbying and interference by special interests: a) Some opinion noted that some individuals/groups were strong in lobbying and negotiating skills for their personal/group interest. b) Other opinion believe that some individuals and group were selfish and hardly represented the interest of the group they were supposed to protect and or advance. c) Nepotism hindered lobbying and brought interference in the sharing of common good to community members at the local level. d) Others argued that tribalism hindered and altered equitable sharing of common good at the national level. 4. Social norms are difficult to change a) Sacred days of farming forbidding farming activities have been changed. b) Observance of festivals before harvest of yams have changed. c) Restriction of certain persons from harvesting certain crops (e.g., vegetables) are still in existence. d) Female circumcision which affects health of individuals and reduce farm labour in extreme cases have been stopped in the community. e) Forbidding women from going to farm during menstrual cycle no longer widely practiced in the community. 5. The assumption that youths would want to work in agriculture or agro-processing / food manufacturing a) Most youths (65%) do not want to work in agriculture or agro-processing/food manufacturing b) Few youths actually own farms, work in agriculture or agro-processing/food manufacturing c) Returns on investment from agricultural activities is low and therefore unattractive to the youths. 6. Need to ensure that innovation and technology transfer is fair: a) The female farmers are not given preference in technology transfer and innovation during intervention. b) Social norms and gender roles hinder females from fair uptake of innovation technology in agriculture that may be available. c) Male dominance in technology and innovation reduces female friendly technologies from adoption. At the core of a lot of divergences is that some stakeholders prefer processes that rely on individual/household level change (demand side actions), while others prefer processes that rely on institutional change (supply-side actions). a) Individual level change was more easily implemented than institutional change. b) Individual level change outcomes can diffuse across the community and produce similar effect as institutional change over time. c) Individual level change is more sustainable than institutional change. 2. Reduction of fiscal space: a) Arguments for reduction in fiscal space believe that few elites kept back the common resources for all (fiscal resources) thereby creating the situation of reduction, which is artificial. b) Those in favour of reduced fiscal space argue that the fiscal space was reduced due to reduced national revenue at all levels of government, individual businesses. 3. Lobbying and interference by special interests: a) Some opinion noted that some individuals/groups were strong in lobbying and negotiating skills for their personal/group interest. b) Other opinion believe that some individuals and group were selfish and hardly represented the interest of the group they were supposed to protect and or advance. c) Nepotism hindered lobbying and brought interference in the sharing of common good to community members at the local level. d) Others argued that tribalism hindered and altered equitable sharing of common good at the national level. 4. Social norms are difficult to change a) Sacred days of farming forbidding farming activities have been changed. b) Observance of festivals before harvest of yams have changed. c) Restriction of certain persons from harvesting certain crops (e.g., vegetables) are still in existence. d) Female circumcision which affects health of individuals and reduce farm labour in extreme cases have been stopped in the community. e) Forbidding women from going to farm during menstrual cycle no longer widely practiced in the community. 5. The assumption that youths would want to work in agriculture or agro-processing / food manufacturing a) Most youths (65%) do not want to work in agriculture or agro-processing/food manufacturing b) Few youths actually own farms, work in agriculture or agro-processing/food manufacturing c) Returns on investment from agricultural activities is low and therefore unattractive to the youths. 6. Need to ensure that innovation and technology transfer is fair: a) The female farmers are not given preference in technology transfer and innovation during intervention. b) Social norms and gender roles hinder females from fair uptake of innovation technology in agriculture that may be available. Lire moins

Group 5: Building the Resilience of Food Systems in Nigeria to withstand Vulnerabilities, Shocks and Stresses Actions urgently needed for Improved Food availability for resilience a) Adoption of farming methods that can withstand adverse weather conditions e.g, cultivation of early maturing crops before flooding and drought resistant varieties of maize and massive cultivation of swamp rice in the flood prone area. b) Re-introduction of beans, rice, blight-resistant cocoa-yam variety into the farming system of the community. c) Adoption of mixed farming by all farming households in the communit... Lire la suitey. d) Adoption of mix traditional and modern technology and innovation in seed preservation e) Promotion of improved knowledge of connection of environment and food systems among farmers in the community f) Improved local governance. g) Adoption of appropriate technology where light machines for planting, processing with some human effort is used to increase area of cultivation and processed produced. Who should take the actions? a) Farming households in the Community b) Public extension agencies c) Private extension service/inputs providers. d) Rural institutions in the community including farmers’ organisation, youth and women groups and faith-based organisations. e) Intervention agencies interested in rural agricultural development Ways in which progress could be assessed a) Level of awareness of farming households on the connection between food systems and the environment b) Extent of participation of male and female farmers in local governance relevant to food system. c) Number of households adopting farming methods that can withstand adverse weather conditions. d) Extent of crop diversity cultivation among farming households in the community e) Number of households that have re-introduced neglected crops and new livestock species in the community. f) Average number of innovative technologies adopted by individual households and by the communities. Lire moins

Group 4: Advancing Equitable Livelihoods in Nigeria Actions urgently needed a) Mass mobilization of households into various components of the farming systems including production, processing, marketing transportation in various agricultural value chain. b) Equitable and socially inclusive interventions in livelihood opportunities across different parts of Nigeria c) Provision of equal opportunities for livelihood for both urban and rural areas in Nigeria. d) Joint monitoring involving rural communities’ representatives and public reporting of how interventions are applied to reduce nepotism ... Lire la suiteat the local level and tribalism at the National level. e) Increasing the range of agro-commodities value chains that are developed to offer more opportunities to more people in different communities. Who should take the actions? a) Community leaders b) Government c) Community based organisations d) Mass media (including local/traditional media). Ways in which progress could be assessed a) Number of livelihood opportunities available/created in rural and urban areas in Nigeria. b) Number of male and female beneficiaries of livelihood opportunities in rural and urban areas of Nigeria especially oriented towards agriculture. c) Number of new entrants into the farming systems including production, processing, marketing transportation in various agricultural value chain d) Number of new opportunities provided in value chains of neglected crops and livestock. Lire moins

Group 3: Global Food System at Crossroads: Policy Landscape and Governance Factor for Boosting Nature Positive Production at Scale in Nigeria: The Right to Food Approach Actions urgently needed a) Mass mobilisation of households to engage in farming activities. b) Use of mix traditional and modern technology and innovation in seed preservation. c) Formation and strengthening of farmers’ organisations in Community. d) Review of existing food related policy to suit present needs and realities. e) Massive awareness on the Right to Food as a fundamental human right to be adopted and agreed to by... Lire la suite all states in Nigeria. f) Enactment and enforcement of the Right to food policy and strengthening of institution for implementation. Issues raised during discussion a) Aging of existing farmers reducing available farm labour. b) Lack of interest of young people embracing farming as livelihood activity. c) Inadequate adoption of innovation versus low returns on investment from Agriculture. d) Lack of organisation of farmers into groups e) Weak leadership of community-based organisations which could hinder mass mobilization in favour of mass engagement of persons into food system. f) Lack of awareness of farmers on their rights to food g) Non-existence of enforceable rules, traditional norms against non-farming individuals in the community Who should take the actions? a) Community leaders b) Government c) Community based organisations d) Mass Media as aspect of social responsibility. Ways in which progress could be assessed. a) Quantity of crops harvested, and volume of livestock produced before and after actions were taken. b) Price difference of food items including meats and fish before and after actions were taken. c) Number of newly formed farmers group after action was taken. d) Number of youths in the community engaged in agriculture in the previous two farming seasons. e) Number of states adopting farmer friendly policy which improves ease-of-doing agricultural business. f) Extent of availability of inputs and input price difference before and after actions were taken. Lire moins

Group 2: Shift to Healthy and Sustainable Consumption Patterns Actions urgently needed a) Mass production of safe food crops and micro livestock. b) Farming households to increase storage capacities of crop produced using appropriate technology/traditional methods. c) Mass cultivation of diverse nutritious crops aside from the usual staple crops in the community. d) Number extension activities promoting consumption of healthy foods and sustainable agricultural practices. (Number of Famer-Field Days, number of demonstration plots established per planting season in the community). Who should tak... Lire la suitee the actions? a) Farming households in the Community b) Public extension agencies c) Rural institutions in the community including farmers’ organisation, youth and women groups and faith-based organisations. d) Intervention agencies interested in rural agricultural development. Ways in which progress could be assessed. a) Number of additional households engaged in agriculture in the community after actions have been taken. b) Number of extension workers working in the community (establish ratio of farm families to Village-based extension agent). c) Frequency of extension contacts with households engaged in farming in the community. d) Difference in individual households agro-produced storage capacity engaged in farming before and after actions were taken. e) Percentage of agro-produce stored in the household with respect to total production volume. (Higher percentage indicates progress). Lire moins

Group 1: Poor people are able to eat nutritious foods that will not make them sick Actions urgently needed Strand 1: Reducing hunger and inequality a) Transform all non-arable to cultivable lands accessible by households interested in farming of diverse crops and rearing of livestock including introduction of new crop species and animal breeds. b) Promoting/provision of agricultural machines and equipment for hiring by all members of the community. c) Massive education of farmers on good agricultural practices that incorporates diverse crops and livestock species that will lead to supply of al... Lire la suitel essential nutrients needed for good health. This should be done through public agricultural extension services to reach every household. Strand 2: Increasing availability and affordability of nutritious foods. a) Mass production, processing and storage of foods involving all members of the community. b) Cultivation of diverse species of crops and livestock by farmers in the community. This includes the introduction of new crops species and livestock into the farming system. c) Resuscitation of crops and livestock previously farmed in the community. Example, beans, rice, and cocoa-yam. Cocoyam species that can resist blights (disease) should be re-introduced in the farming community. d) Massive production of short-cycle crops (3 – 4 months) lifespan (vegetables, maize, rice, okro and groundnut) while waiting for crops/livestock that take a long time to mature (e.g. cassava). Strand 3: Ensuring safe food. a) Enforcement of existing laws regulating food vendors and banning of fishing using chemical substances. b) Discouragement of consumption of dead floating fishes in the water by community members as has been in practice. c) Promoting the extensive use of organic manure in crop cultivation by all members of the community. d) Proper examination of foods’ wholesomeness before purchase in the market and thorough washing of raw foods before cooking. e) Getting assistance from extension agents in order to adopt current innovations in ensuring cultivation, processing and consumption of food that is safe. Cross-Cutting a) Increase food prices hindering hunger reduction, inequality, and affordability of nutritious foods. b) Flooding because of climate change reduces food security by aggravation losses due to farmland destruction, spoilage, and displacement of farm households from their homes. c) Increase population reducing available land for agriculture and increasing food inflation. d) Traditional practices and norms hindering female participation in certain aspects of the food systems. Significant and continued contribution of the female folks to availability of food and affordability of nutritious food due to age-long customs threatens attainment of elimination of hunger and other related SDG goal. Who should take the actions? a) Government, Community leaders, traditional leaders all actors in the food systems. b) Government, intervention agencies, community members. c) Traditional institutions, and Pro-food/rural development related Non-Governmental Organisations. Ways in which progress could be assessed a) Difference in the number of households in the Community engaged in farming before and after actions were taken. b) Agricultural yield differences before and after actions were taken. c) Number of farming households in the community cultivating other nutritious crops aside their usual staple crops. d) Number of farming households in the community rearing different livestock apart from the native species. e) Number of farming households in the community with good knowledge, positive attitude, and practices on good nutrition. Lire moins

• Government and intervention agencies to assist in acquisition of and access to non-arable lands to households interested in farming according to their needs. • All households in the rural communities, including public servants and private sector wage earners to engage in farming and other food systems components for which they have comparative advantage to undertake. • Strengthening of Public Agriculture Extension services to provide technical advice to promote good agricultural practices in the communities to improve availability of food and introduction of new crops and livestock in ... Lire la suitethe area. This will increase crop and livestock diversity and improve availability and affordability of nutritious foods in the community. • Effective information sharing and dissemination on existing markets for farm inputs as well as related agricultural products and services will ensure all year farm production and reduce hunger and improve affordability of nutritious foods. • Government to facilitate the establishment of private-public managed food banks/storage facilities to store harvested surplus Agricultural produce harvested in the community. This will reduce post-harvest loses as surplus during harvest and ensure continuous availability and affordability during lean period. This will reduce food inflation in the rural areas as currently experienced in the community. • More punitive measures against thefts of agricultural produce and enforcement of existing laws and procedures regulating the food systems within the community to safeguard investments to improve availability of food and increase affordability of safe food in the community. • To ensure increased affordability and availability of nutritious and safe foods, farmers and other stakeholders involved in rural food systems should avoid sharp practices, use of harmful chemicals, and adopt good agricultural practices in crop cultivation, livestock farming, processing and marketing of agricultural produce and services. • That proper storage of crops in farms and foods at homes would assist in ensuring better quality and nutritious foods and household food availability and reduction of food inflation in the Community. • To ensure the availability and affordability of nutritious foods, all farmers in the community should engage in mixed crop farming and diversity of livestock rearing. • To ensure safe foods, regulatory agencies in-charge of consumer rights and food safety should be strengthened to deliver on their respective mandates. • Individuals at all levels of the Community should ensure proper hygiene in handling processed, unprocessed and leftover foods, as well as the practice of eating sick or dead animals should be discouraged to ensure safe foods. • That to promote food hygiene, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services should be available at household level and open defecation discouraged in order to reduce food contamination. • Nutrition education highlighting the dangers of unhealthy food choices targeted at communities and schools in order to empower community members and school children to demand for healthy foods. • In view of the frequent flooding experienced by the Community, Climate Smart agriculture technologies promotion, shoreline protection as well as dredging of the rivers would assist in mitigating the effect of climate change on food production. • There should be provisions for good storage facilities and use of appropriate technology for food preservation to address wastage and post-harvest loses; and • That the Leadership of the Community should facilitate and encourage farmers to organise themselves into cooperatives to benefit from such rural institution structure. Lire moins

The focus of the Rural Community Stakeholders Food Systems Dialogue was to explore through dialogue a rural community food system in the South-South Region of Nigeria guided by the five (5) action tracks and levers of the UN Food Systems Summit. Participants were engaged in discussion of the composition, working, previous and status of the food systems in the area. Detailed discussion examined food systems dynamics, major actors, environmental and gender issues, cultural practices as each affected food systems. Opportunities for improved condition as well as actions to be taken by different st... Lire la suiteakeholders to achieve food security, nutritious food, and healthy consumption pattern on a sustainable basis in the rural area were deeply discussed by participants. Immediate feedback revealed that lack of arable land, manual method of farming, low participation of community members in farming, poor knowledge of soil information, poor knowledge of modern methods of crop production and animal husbandry, lack of storage facilities, flooding, and lack of government assistance to farmers were major hindrances to reduction of hunger and inequality making it difficult for availability and affordability of nutritious foods. Poor food hygiene, lack of knowledge of consumer rights and enforcement of rules by Food Inspectors and Veterinary Doctors in the rural arears increased unsafe food practices. Limited livelihood activities, poor/low income, post-harvest loses, theft of agricultural produce were factors that reduced the resilience in event of shock, potential vulnerability, and external stress on the food systems of the rural people. Cross-cutting issues discussed showed that food inflation could reduce action against hunger and malnutrition. Similarly, climate change resulting in flooding threatened availability and reduced production was further challenged by poor soil fertility, limited participation in farming as well as gender and cultural constraints in the community. Achieving healthy and sustainable food consumption pattern was also linked to be affected by the above-mentioned factors. The right to foods in Nigeria will likely be challenged by low farm productivity which result in food insecurity and low nutrition food consumption. In Nigeria, weak enforcement of laws will also be likely to affect right to food policy. Formation of farmer’s organisations and involvement of mass participation in agriculture will enhance equitable livelihoods in Nigeria in the views of the participants. The adoption of innovation in agriculture in all crop and livestock enterprises, building of private storage facilities and establishment of private sector food bank will help the rural food systems withstand vulnerability, shock, and stress in rural food systems in Nigeria. Lire moins

1. At the core of a lot of divergences is that some stakeholders prefer processes that rely on individual/household level change (demand side actions), while others prefer processes that rely on institutional change (supply-side actions). Community Gardens: Some stakeholders welcomed the idea of having community gardens while others opposed it. Reasons for the opposition: Conflict resolution issues that may arise from sharing formula. 2. Reduction of fiscal space: Some of the stakeholders were of the view that the government is doing enough in terms of interventions in the rural communities wh... Lire la suiteile others are of the opinion that the government is not doing enough. Even where there are cases of government interventions they are seen as being hijacked by portfolio farmers and effects does not trickle down to rural farmers. 3. Lobbying and interference by special interests: Some stakeholders welcomed the idea of lobbying as it helps attract interventions in their communities while those that opposed gave reasons of such interventions being hijacked. 4. Social norms are difficult to change Some stakeholders were of the opinion that you cannot have good nutrition if you are not wealthy. Opposing view: Those in opposition tried to prove that you can be wealthy and not eat right (hidden hunger). 5. The assumption that youths would want to work in agriculture or agro-processing / food manufacturing. There were divergent views on the youth’s participation in agriculture. While some stakeholders are of the opinion that if government can intervene more in agricultural development projects targeting youths, more of them will be willing to go into agriculture. Others were of the opinion that with or without government intervention, the youths are not willing due to their “get rich quick syndrome”. 6. Need to ensure that innovation and technology transfer is fair: There were no divergent views on the above area. Areas of divergence: 1. At the core of a lot of divergences is that some stakeholders prefer processes that rely on individual/household level change (demand side actions), while others prefer processes that rely on institutional change (supply-side actions). Community Gardens: Some stakeholders welcomed the idea of having community gardens while others opposed it. Reasons for the opposition: Conflict resolution issues that may arise from sharing formula. 2. Reduction of fiscal space: Some of the stakeholders were of the view that the government is doing enough in terms of interventions in the rural communities while others are of the opinion that the government is not doing enough. Even where there are cases of government interventions they are seen as being hijacked by portfolio farmers and effects does not trickle down to rural farmers. 3. Lobbying and interference by special interests: Some stakeholders welcomed the idea of lobbying as it helps attract interventions in their communities while those that opposed gave reasons of such interventions being hijacked. 4. Social norms are difficult to change Some stakeholders were of the opinion that you cannot have good nutrition if you are not wealthy. Opposing view: Those in opposition tried to prove that you can be wealthy and not eat right (hidden hunger). 5. The assumption that youths would want to work in agriculture or agro-processing / food manufacturing. There were divergent views on the youth’s participation in agriculture. While some stakeholders are of the opinion that if government can intervene more in agricultural development projects targeting youths, more of them will be willing to go into agriculture. Others were of the opinion that with or without government intervention, the youths are not willing due to their “get rich quick syndrome”. 6. Need to ensure that innovation and technology transfer is fair: There were no divergent views on the above area. 7. Stakeholders working in silos There were no divergent views on the above area. 8. Preponderant national emphasis on under nutrition There were divergent views on national emphasis on under nutrition. Some stakeholders were of the opinion that government is doing a lot sensitization especially on breastfeeding, others were of the opinion that the government still has a lot to do on addressing issues bothering on under nutrition e.g Poverty. 9. Trust deficits: There were divergent views on trust deficits. Some stakeholders were of the opinion that government has done enough in supporting agriculture while others claimed that such interventions were being hijacked. • Provision of interest rate at a concessional rate • Provision of subsidy to farmers on agricultural inputs • Provision of processing equipment to farmers at subsidized rate Lire moins

Group 1: Poor people are able to eat nutritious foods that will not make them sick Actions urgently needed Strand 1: Reducing hunger and inequality • Everyone should be encouraged to engage in one form of agricultural production e.g. backyard gardens, community gardens, and integrated homestead food production in order to make food more diverse and readily available. • Food systems in the rural communities should be nutrition sensitive by incorporating nutrition objectives like planting pro-nutrition crops and tubers/roots, oil palm processors should be discouraged from adding chemical dye... Lire la suite to the finished product e.t.c. • Governments should make policies that boost agricultural production thereby providing an environment of improved food availability and opportunities for households to lift themselves out of poverty, hunger and malnutrition. • Government should encourage fresh graduates to go into agriculture by providing grants and interest free loans. • Female farmers should be given equal opportunity to resources e.g. access to farmlands. • Government and research institutes should come together to improve the nutrient value of stable crops through bio fortification and make such crops available to rural farmers. Group 2: Shift to Healthy and Sustainable Consumption Patterns Actions urgently needed • Awareness creation on radio, television and churches on healthy consumption pattern. • Educating the rural dwellers on what a balance diet is and the importance of eating a balance diet. • Integrating food policy and regulatory reforms to improve food environment. • Using schools as a key environment for delivering healthy, safe and sustainable diet and fostering lifelong healthy and sustainable consumption. Group 3: Global Food System at Crossroads: Policy Landscape and Governance Factor for Boosting Nature Positive Production at Scale in Nigeria: The Right to Food Approach. Actions urgently needed • Government should make bush burning an offence. • Protection of land from erosion by planting new trees, applying of organic manure instead of chemical fertilizers. • Government should provide adequate storage facilities for food crops. • Government should provide funds/ grants and improved farm inputs. Group 4: Advancing Equitable Livelihoods in Nigeria Actions urgently needed • Women farmers should be given equal access to resources like land, this will improve food production. • Female health and nutrition should be made a priority, this can prevent health complications for them and the children they bare. • Government policies should ensure that everyone has equal right to adequate food and social protection. • Stakeholders should be provided with equal accessibility to land, natural endowment and economic opportunities. • Youths and women should be duly represented in leadership positions in rural areas. Group 5: Building the Resilience of Food Systems in Nigeria to withstand Vulnerabilities, Shocks and Stresses Actions urgently needed for Improved Food availability for resilience • Good agricultural policy by Government • Provision of agricultural loans to indigenous farmers. • Availability of farm land, manpower, seedlings e.tc • Educating farmers on farming systems and providing extension services. • Encouraging youths to go into agriculture. • Use of organic fertilizers should be encouraged. • Building of food processing plants to reduce food wastage. • Addressing the issue of climate change • Provision of market to farmers • Provision of adequate processing equipment to farmers • Reduction of Post-harvest food losses • Ensuring the accessibility of farmers to irrigation system Lire moins

Group 1: Poor people are able to eat nutritious foods that will not make them sick Actions urgently needed Strand 1: Reducing hunger and inequality • Everyone should be encouraged to engage in one form of agricultural production e.g. backyard gardens, community gardens, and integrated homestead food production in order to make food more diverse and readily available. • Food systems in the rural communities should be nutrition sensitive by incorporating nutrition objectives like planting pro-nutrition crops and tubers/roots, oil palm processors should be discouraged from adding chemical dye... Lire la suite to the finished product e.t.c. • Governments should make policies that boost agricultural production thereby providing an environment of improved food availability and opportunities for households to lift themselves out of poverty, hunger and malnutrition. • Government should encourage fresh graduates to go into agriculture by providing grants and interest free loans. • Female farmers should be given equal opportunity to resources e.g. access to farmlands. • Government and research institutes should come together to improve the nutrient value of stable crops through bio fortification and make such crops available to rural farmers. Group 2: Shift to Healthy and Sustainable Consumption Patterns Actions urgently needed • Awareness creation on radio, television and churches on healthy consumption pattern. • Educating the rural dwellers on what a balance diet is and the importance of eating a balance diet. • Integrating food policy and regulatory reforms to improve food environment. • Using schools as a key environment for delivering healthy, safe and sustainable diet and fostering lifelong healthy and sustainable consumption. Group 3: Global Food System at Crossroads: Policy Landscape and Governance Factor for Boosting Nature Positive Production at Scale in Nigeria: The Right to Food Approach. Actions urgently needed • Government should make bush burning an offence. • Protection of land from erosion by planting new trees, applying of organic manure instead of chemical fertilizers. • Government should provide adequate storage facilities for food crops. • Government should provide funds/ grants and improved farm inputs. Group 4: Advancing Equitable Livelihoods in Nigeria Actions urgently needed • Women farmers should be given equal access to resources like land, this will improve food production. • Female health and nutrition should be made a priority, this can prevent health complications for them and the children they bare. • Government policies should ensure that everyone has equal right to adequate food and social protection. • Stakeholders should be provided with equal accessibility to land, natural endowment and economic opportunities. • Youths and women should be duly represented in leadership positions in rural areas. Group 5: Building the Resilience of Food Systems in Nigeria to withstand Vulnerabilities, Shocks and Stresses Actions urgently needed for Improved Food availability for resilience • Good agricultural policy by Government • Provision of agricultural loans to indigenous farmers. • Availability of farm land, manpower, seedlings e.tc • Educating farmers on farming systems and providing extension services. • Encouraging youths to go into agriculture. • Use of organic fertilizers should be encouraged. • Building of food processing plants to reduce food wastage. • Addressing the issue of climate change • Provision of market to farmers • Provision of adequate processing equipment to farmers • Reduction of Post-harvest food losses • Ensuring the accessibility of farmers to irrigation system Lire moins

Group 3: Global Food System at Crossroads: Policy Landscape and Governance Factor for Boosting Nature Positive Production at Scale in Nigeria: The Right to Food Approach. Actions urgently needed • Government should make bush burning an offence. • Protection of land from erosion by planting new trees, applying of organic manure instead of chemical fertilizers. • Government should provide adequate storage facilities for food crops. • Government should provide funds/ grants and improved farm inputs.

Group 2: Shift to Healthy and Sustainable Consumption Patterns Actions urgently needed • Awareness creation on radio, television and churches on healthy consumption pattern. • Educating the rural dwellers on what a balance diet is and the importance of eating a balance diet. • Integrating food policy and regulatory reforms to improve food environment. • Using schools as a key environment for delivering healthy, safe and sustainable diet and fostering lifelong healthy and sustainable consumption.

Participants at the end of the discussions affirmed that there cannot be Sustainable Development without bold actions to achieve food and nutrition security, agricultural policies that will lift small and large scale farmers and vulnerable communities out of poverty. The following were the top findings and recommendations made by the participants at the end of the dialogue: Findings • Inadequate agricultural education on farming systems to farmers. • Nonchalant attitudes of young people towards farming. • Negligence and ignorance of citizens in taking balance diet. • Limited storage fa... Lire la suitecilities. • Increase intake of processed food in our communities. • Agricultural lands are being used for housing development. • Inadequate financial support from the government to farmers. • Poor access roads to farms. • Inadequate basic infrastructures. • Lack of basic nutritional knowledge. • Little or no government intervention through policies/strategies and vision to help improve nutrition security. Conclusions/Recommendations Recommendations made by the participants at the end of the dialogue include: • Government should come up with policies that will make agriculture attractive to young people: Farming offers the young generations a chance to make a difference by growing enough food to feed the world. Those who become farmers now have the opportunity to be the generation that will end hunger and alleviate malnutrition. • Conservation farm practices for sustainable Farming: Based on principles of soil and nature protection, conserving farm practices serves as the base for sustainable farming. It manages to increase both the crop yield and soil properties as well improve nature biodiversity. • Government policies should make food more available, accessible and affordable by increasing agricultural production. This will improve the economic and health status of the community. • Farmers must be supported by the government financially to realize their full potential by enabling them to increase their agricultural productivity, promoting their access to markets and services. • Research institutes should develop ways of enlightening the citizens on improved varieties of staple crops. • Nutrition officers should continuously enlighten the citizens on healthy eating habits. • Provision of markets, good access roads and basic storage facilities. • Farmers should be discouraged from bush burning. • Farmers should use more of organic fertilizers and natural pest control methods and reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides. • Deforestation should be discouraged and afforestation encouraged. • The government should engage the services of indigenous people to secure the rural communities and farm lands. Lire moins

Participants at the end of the discussions affirmed that there cannot be Sustainable Development without bold actions to achieve food and nutrition security, agricultural policies that will lift small and large scale farmers and vulnerable communities out of poverty. The following were the top findings and recommendations made by the participants at the end of the dialogue: Findings • Inadequate agricultural education on farming systems to farmers. • Nonchalant attitudes of young people towards farming. • Negligence and ignorance of citizens in taking balance diet. • Limited storage fa... Lire la suitecilities. • Increase intake of processed food in our communities. • Agricultural lands are being used for housing development. • Inadequate financial support from the government to farmers. • Poor access roads to farms. • Inadequate basic infrastructures. • Lack of basic nutritional knowledge. • Little or no government intervention through policies/strategies and vision to help improve nutrition security. Conclusions/Recommendations Recommendations made by the participants at the end of the dialogue include: • Government should come up with policies that will make agriculture attractive to young people: Farming offers the young generations a chance to make a difference by growing enough food to feed the world. Those who become farmers now have the opportunity to be the generation that will end hunger and alleviate malnutrition. • Conservation farm practices for sustainable Farming: Based on principles of soil and nature protection, conserving farm practices serves as the base for sustainable farming. It manages to increase both the crop yield and soil properties as well improve nature biodiversity. • Government policies should make food more available, accessible and affordable by increasing agricultural production. This will improve the economic and health status of the community. • Farmers must be supported by the government financially to realize their full potential by enabling them to increase their agricultural productivity, promoting their access to markets and services. • Research institutes should develop ways of enlightening the citizens on improved varieties of staple crops. • Nutrition officers should continuously enlighten the citizens on healthy eating habits. • Provision of markets, good access roads and basic storage facilities. • Farmers should be discouraged from bush burning. • Farmers should use more of organic fertilizers and natural pest control methods and reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides. • Deforestation should be discouraged and afforestation encouraged. • The government should engage the services of indigenous people to secure the rural communities and farm lands. Lire moins

The major focus of the Rural Stakeholders Food Systems Dialogue was to engage more grassroots stakeholders in taking an aggressive approach to solving global hunger. In Abia State the dialogue was guided by the five (5) action tracks and levers of the UN Food Systems Summit. Stakeholders during the dialogue explored different aspects of the food system to identify pathways that will improve nutrition security, reduce hunger and the prevalence of malnutrition in line with the national food and nutrition policy for Nigeria. Concrete actions for fighting hunger, malnutrition and strategies to red... Lire la suiteuce poverty and enhance the resilience, sustainability of food production and security were discussed. Participants were divided into five (5) groups to facilitate the discussions. Group 1 focused on suggesting ways to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition to reduce incidence of non-communicable disease, enabling every individual to stay healthy and suggesting how everyone will always have access to enough affordable nutritious and safe food products. Group 2 focused on ways to build consumers demand for sustainably produced food, strengthening the local value chains, improve nutrition, and promote re-use and recycling of food resources especially among the most vulnerable. It also recognised elimination of wasteful patterns of food consumption and transition in diets towards more nutritious foods that require fewer resources to produce and transport. Group 3 focused on how to optimize environmental resource use in food production, processing and distribution thereby reducing biodiversity loss, pollution, water use, soil degradation and greenhouse gas emissions. It also centred on food system governance that realigns incentives to reduce food losses and other negative environmental impacts Group 4 focused their discussion on elimination of poverty by promoting full and productive employment and decent work for all actors along the food value chain, reducing risks for the world’s poorest, enabling entrepreneurship and addressing the inequitable access to resources and distribution of value. It was also centred on improved resilience through social protection and seek to ensure that food systems “leave no one behind”, it also highlighted potential game-changing and systematic solutions to ensure that food system from land to waste are regenerative and circular where possible thus more resilient to future shocks in Nigeria. Group 5 focused on actions that will work to ensure the continued functionality of sustainable food systems in areas that are prone to conflicts or natural disasters. The ambition under the action was to ensure that everyone within a food system are empowered to prepare for, withstand and recover from instability. Lire moins

GENERAL DISCUSSION Discussion of the different innovations included the benefits of naturally derived solutions for pest control, disease resistance and fertility; the nutritional benefits of insects as human food; cost savings for insect raising; consumer interest in insect sourced food products; food processing options; use of agricultural by-products; marketing strategies: Eat Crickets, Be Healthy, Support Farmers; drones for crop health mapping, aerial survey and as a tool for consultant services; targeting for supply of different services to different markets; cost savings and productivit... Lire la suitey increases through mechanization at appropriate scale. The appetite and interest in youth in innovation and technology was clear. The support from academia and the private sector was also clear. more work is required, connecting the national research bodies to academia and the private sector, fostering and incentivizing innovation and taking novel solutions through to realization in the marketplace. Lire moins

Student and youth enthusiasm for the event was evident and this is a sign that support for innovative ideas are a key aspect for the sustainability of agriculture and the appeal to youth of employment in agriculture and food system. The support from both international and national institions proved effective in stimulating innovation and entrepreneurship. Investor interest for commercial products was immediate with private sector representatives seeking contact with the innovators for follow-up discussions. This event amply demonstrates both the interest and the capabilities of student and aca... Lire la suitedemic teams in pursuing innovation and also demonstrates the value of a youthful organization like Impact Hub in sustaining the effort. Given the many challenges confronting agriculture and the technology lag evident in Cambodia, it is evident that there is insufficient national investment (public and private) in incubators for innovation, in funding academic research and challenging researchers to move into commercializable research areas. Mentoring of academics and students is a critical aspect for generating commercial solutions. The experience that academics and students have gained from placements in other countries is another factor in fostering innovation, giving the researchers opportunities to see outside the box in terms of the potential for improvement of agricultural production and agribusiness. The event demonstrates the interest and the relevance of agribusiness oriented studies featuring technological innovation and relevance of academic institutions in contributing to innovation and development and benefits to students of being exposed to these possibilities. It also amply demonstrated the value added of the organizations like Impact Hub, both for commercial possibilities and appeal to youth. Lire moins