Highlights
The report identifies the following levers for the transition towards sustainable food systems in Nigeria:
Addressing vulnerability to internal and global shocks
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Enhance public and private investments in the agricultural sector, and improve access to financing to the smallholder farmer.
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Promote good governance through transparency and accountability (thriving for peace and socioeconomic stability).
Addressing the underdevelopment of agricultural-value chains
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Strengthen implementation of the relevant policies.
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Increase awareness among food system actors along with developing a strong regulatory and monitoring mechanism to promote safe food practices.
Addressing vulnerability to climate change and natural resources degradation
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Promote good governance and stakeholder engagement to limit natural resource degradation and develop climate resilience.
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Strengthen smallholder farmers’ adaptive capacity to climate change.
Addressing food and nutrition security, poor diet quality and high prevalence of malnutrition in Nigeria
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Strengthen policy and institutional frameworks to implement food and nutrition security policies and programmes.
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Strengthen subregional level platforms to promote behavioural change in dietary practices.
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