The federal government and the United Nations have called for a holistic approach to achieving a sustainable food chain in Nigeria.
The call was made at the pre-food systems stock-taking moments media engagement on Wednesday in Abuja.
The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning and the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) jointly organised the event.
The ministry’s permanent secretary, Nebeolisa Anako, said a food system entailed complex networks that include input and output of food production processes and consumption.
“The food system problem has been on transportation of food from the farm, getting the seedlings to plant, to the time we plant. Down to the table to managing the waste; our effort is to reduce hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition,” the official noted.
He added, “We want to drastically reduce food importation and promote sustainable food trade as a country, and we are getting there. This is a project that concerns all of us.”
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