Improving Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition in Nigeria: Policies and Actions

On July 25, 2024, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) co-organized the launch of IFPRI's 2024 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) titled "Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition" in Nigeria with the support of the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies. The event theme was "Improving Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition in Nigeria: Policies and Actions". The event drew together various stakeholders in the agricultural policy space and reflected on the report's relevance for diverse issues confronting Nigeria in the areas of food security and healthy diets.

In attendance were Purnima Menon; IFPRI's Senior Director, Food and Nutrition Policy, Senator Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi; Honourable Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Distinguished Senator Mustapha Salihu; Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services and Rural Development, Nigeria, Dr. Kingsley Chinyere Uzoma; Senior Special Assistant to President on Agribusiness and Productivity Enhancement, Dr. Mary Paninga, Chairperson, Adamawa State Planning Commission representing the Executive Governor, Adamawa State, His Excellency, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, representatives from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), European Union, World Food Programme (WFP), and other key partners and national stakeholders.

Author

Omobolanle Onilogbo, Communications Specialist, IFPRI Nigeria

This work is part of the CGIAR Research Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS). CGIAR launched NPS with national and international partners to build policy coherence, respond to policy demands and crises, and integrate policy tools at national and subnational levels in countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. CGIAR centers participating in NPS are The Alliance of BioversityInternational and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (Alliance Bioversity-CIAT), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), International Potato Center (CIP), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and WorldFish. We would like to thank all funders who supported this research through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund.

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