The dialogue is in 2 phases, The first phase is an inter-school debate among secondary school students, while the second phase is a moderated discussion on 4 topics by industry experts.

The inter-school debate is in a bid to involve children in the Food systems dialogue and learn from their insights. The debated topics include:

1. Urbanization is a plague on our food system in Nigeria
2. Alleviating harmful practices that affect Food safety: Should Nigeria focus on consumer-based knowledge intervention or strengthening of regulatory bodies.
3. Home grown school feeding program: Is this nutrition intervention perfect for the Nigerian context
4. Processed foods and canned foods are a positive influence on food systems and quality of life

The topics for the grand finale today are

1. The SDGs and National Resources Management; Should Africa focus more on Agriculture or Industrial Development?
2. Border Closure on Rice, Wheat or Sugar; Is Nigeria ripe for this policy to improve her food system?

The Dialogue topics by industry experts  are:

1. Transforming food systems for students: plans and progress of the oyo state government”
2. Food systems and technology: what the Nigerian child needs to know
3. Transforming food systems in Africa: involving the youth
4. Transforming food systems in Africa: raising awareness on the need to focus on children