AbdulRazaq Reiterates Commitment  to Implementing Food System Transformation

Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

Kwara State Governor and Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, weekend, reiterated the commitment of  his administration  to the implementation of a Food System Transformation Pathways (FSTP), which promotes access to safe and nutritious food for all Nigerian citizens.

AbdulRazaq  stated this  in Ilorin during a two-day bi-annual zonal review meeting on implementation of FSTP,  organised by the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic planning.
Food System Transformation Pathways was introduced by the United Nations following  the outbreak of COVID 19 pandemic and the attendant food crisis.

It is to address food security issues in countries all over the world. It is anchored on three core pillars: home garden, school garden, and farm estate practices.
The zonal meeting, which took place between Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd November, drew participants from  Northern and Southern states: Ogun, Lagos, Ekiti, Ondo, Nasarawa, Plateau, Niger, Kogi, Oyo, Osun, FCT and Kwara, which was the host. Benue State was not represented.
Speaking, AbdulRazaq, who was represented by the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, said Kwara was leaving no stone unturned to achieve the objectives of the programme.

“Over three hundred public Primary, Junior Secondary and Senior Secondary Schools have school farms which also include Animal husbandry like Poultry, Fishery and Goat and Sheep rearing,” he said.
According to him, there was a synergy between the State Committee for Food and Nutrition (SCFN) and the Committee for the Food Systems Transformation Pathways (FSTP) to strengthen nutrition activities and ensure that nutritious food is available to eradicate malnutrition in the state.