FG Says Osun’ll Serve As ‘Coordination Centre’ For Food System Transformation Pathways

Federal Government has announced Osun State as the coordination centre for the implementation of the Food System Transformation Pathways in the South West geopolitical zone, an initiative aimed at improving food systems in the country.

Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, who disclosed this in a statement he issued in Osogbo and made available to  Team@orientactualmags.com ,noted that the Food System Transformation Pathways was initiated by the United Nations to facilitate well-functioning food systems that will provide higher incomes for smallholder farmers and small/medium scale food enterprises, empower women, increase youths’ employment, and increase the amount of money circulating in the economy.

 The goals of the Food System Transformation Pathways by 2030 includes reducing poverty, reducing unemployment, especially among youths, reducing hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition, reducing food imports and promote sustainable food trade, increasing women empowerment in agriculture index score and increasing environmental performance index score.

He added that  the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu in a letter sent to Governor Ademola Adeleke which had his counterparts in Oyo and Ekiti states cc’d, noted that the implementation for the Food System Transformation Pathways in Oyo and Ekiti states will be coordinated from Osun state.

The minister added that this decision is in line with the effort of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to achieve nutritious and food security as well as meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) objectives in the country.

‘Your Excellency may wish to be informed that the coordination of the Three States in the South West Zone is part of efforts to complement the steps towards achieving nutritious and food security as well as SDGs in Nigeria. This is also part of the step being taken to deepen the achievement of Nigeria as presented at the Stock Taking Moment (STM) in Rome that was led by H.E Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON from 24-26 July, 2023.

The coordination arrangement is to consolidate on the agreed recommendations at the Retreat of the State Commissioners of Economic Planning, Agriculture and Health held in Abuja from 7- 8 March, 2024, that reiterated the need for quarterly review of implementation on geopolitical zonal basis. The Honourable Commissioners for Economic Planning, Agriculture and Health in all the 36 States plus the FCT will therefore be expected to work together for effective delivery of the implementation strategy and multisectoral plan of action for food and Nutrition’ the minister submitted-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you