In Nigeria, just approximately 21% of households have enough food to eat because of the country’s high food prices and growing levels of insecurity.
This is included in it National Consumption and Micronutrients Survey report for 2021, which was released in Abuja by the Federal government in association with international partners and other industry stakeholders.
In addition to this figure, the report reveals that 79% of Nigerian households experience insecurity, with 59% experiencing moderate insecurity and 20% experiencing severe insecurity.
Dr. Olarinwaju Isiaka, one of the researchers, gave a preview of the findings and stated that 41.5 percent of households in the nation did not have enough money to buy food in the seven days prior to the poll, while 4% had very little. He clarified that the report’s primary focus was on girls in their adolescence years, children aged 0-59 months, and women in their productive years.
Regarding hygiene, he stated that roughly 23% of Nigerian families do not have access to a toilet.
A more detailed analysis of the research shows that during the time under consideration, 62.9% of Nigerian households had access to better water sources, 42.6% had access to borehole water systems, and 17.40% had access to well water that is safe.
On a geopolitical level, it was found that the Western and Northern regions fared best, followed by the South South geopolitical zones. The South East and South South zones had the highest percentage of borehole access and the lowest percentage of pipe-borne water.
GAIN’s Country Director, Dr. Michael Ojo, expressed concern over the study, stating that it is concerning “that we are not going forward in water supply from 11-1.1%, showing a decline of 10% within a period of 10 years.”
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He claimed that the reason Nigeria’s food system is problematic is because all parties involved have been operating in silos and failing to address the underlying causes of the issue. He states that in order to improve the country’s food system, coordinated efforts are required, and it is important to consider the events that occur both before and after the food system.
Source: vanguardngr.com
