Food security: FG inaugurates Sub-National Food Systems Dashboard

“These actions have the potential to improve food systems and advance national development efforts,”.
The Minister also revealed that FG has already developed a food system profile for some states, which he said would be instrumental in advocacy efforts to engage key decision-makers in the transformation of Nigeria’s food system.

He added that this would also provide a map of emerging business opportunities and potential areas for investment in food system transformation.

He noted that the cost and affordability of a healthy diet and diet polity, which are key indicators from the dashboard, had been adopted to improve nutrition and food security in the country.

Policy improvement
Dr. Micheal Ojo, Country Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Nigeria, said that the dashboard would provide the needed evidence to inform policies and decision-making on food security through “critical evidence-based policy” as researchers, academics, and students would easily access comprehensive data to identify and analyse insights and emerging trends in Nigeria’s food system.

“Business leaders and entrepreneurs can identify areas for investment and see business more than technology innovations and improve financing mechanisms.
“The dashboard will provide information for baseline studies and reports for government, policy analysts, statistics agencies, and support partners.
“It will help policymakers to identify, and prioritise interventions needed to achieve the right level of impacts in transforming the country’s food systems without disrupting the dynamics of the markets in Nigeria,”.