Agriculture

Experts Advocate Creation of Committee on Food & Nutrition at Grassroots

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke

Ogun state government wants the renewed commitment of Ministries, Departments and Agencies towards strengthening the fight against acute malnutrition and improving the state’s nutritional status. 

To this end, the stakeholders and relevant development partners are concentrating efforts on the creation of Local Government Committee on Food and Nutrition across the 20 local government areas of the state with a view to giving the needed attention to the nutritional needs of the people, especially the vulnerable groups. 

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and Planning, Mrs Olufunmilayo Dada made this known at the quarterly stakeholders meeting of the State Committee on Food and Nutrition, SCFN, held in Abeokuta, the state capital. 

Mrs Dada who is also the Chairman of the SCFN said the move, was in line with the initiative of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum placing a high premium on promoting community health and nutrition in the country as well as the unwavering efforts of the United Nation’s Children Education Fund, UNICEF, towards ensuring optimal nutrition for the citizenry.

Mrs Dada urged the stakeholders to come up with workable projections to enhance the implementation of Governor Dapo Abiodun’s nutrition programmes and interventions in all the thematic areas. 

Earlier, the State Secretary of SCFN, Mr Olugbenga Idowu had explained that the meeting was aimed at reviewing the stakeholders’ operational plans towards ensuring effective performance. 

Other participants at the forum, including the Director, Development Partners Coordinator, Mrs Adeola Tade and representatives of various agencies emphasized the need for stronger collaborations to boost the nutritional intake of children, especially in the face of prevailing economic challenges in the Country. 

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Agriculture

Ogun Intensifies Drive Towards Tackling Food Challenges

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke

The Ogun State Committee on Food and Nutrition, SCFN, has intensified plans to strengthen the coordination and implementation of programmes to tackle food and nutrition challenges in the state. 

At a quarterly stakeholders meeting of the Committee in Abeokuta, representatives of various agencies of government were unanimous in their submission that priority should be given to the efforts to improve the state’s nutritional indices. 

Chairman of the Committee and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and Planning, Mrs Olufunmilayo Dada, advised the stakeholders to strive towards attaining maximum coverage in food and nutrition interventions for the targeted vulnerable groups. 

Earlier, the Committee’s Secretary, Mr Olugbenga Idowu had listed the vulnerable groups to include children under 5 years of age,the adolescents, women of reproductive age and the elderly. 

Also, the representative of UNICEF, Mrs Florence Molokwu encouraged the key players to leave no stone unturned in boosting the nutritional status of the people of the state, noting that, adequate nutrition would promote healthy living enable the people to be more productive. 

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