Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, says the Federal Government and state governments are designing an ‘Operation Feed Yourself’ initiative to encourage the establishment of urban farms and small home gardens as part of other efforts to address malnutrition and related challenges in the country.

Osinbajo stated this on Monday at a meeting on nutrition attended by United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Mrs Amina Mohammed, governors, representatives of development partners including UNICEF, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Aliko Dangote Foundation, amongst others.

According to a statement by the VP’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, the plan for ‘Operation Feed Yourself’ is one of three major plans arising from the UN-backed Food Systems Dialogues, to advance the fight against malnutrition.

The statement was titled, ‘Nigeria Plans ‘Operation Feed Yourself’ To Counter Malnutrition’.

Osinbajo was quoted as saying, “There are practical steps that can be taken by the States and Federal Government in the next 12 months.

“I think that some of the suggestions are important, especially those that have come from the UN Food System Dialogue.”

“States and the FGN will promote what the convener has described as ‘Operation Feed Yourself’. This is more of the establishment of urban farms and homestead gardens. This is simply something that we think should be a mass appeal to citizens in the states, and the encouragement we can give them so that individuals and schools develop their own farms or homestead gardens.

“This obviously not only helps individuals and families but the excess can be sold to others and generally improve food security.

“The establishment of Agribusiness Investment Hubs or farm settlements or farm estates or any variety of those kinds of integrated farming arrangements will improve food and nutrition security. What we are recommending is the sort of model that Oyo State has or any of the variety that States have. That sort is obviously recommended because of the way that it is structured and the obviously good result that they have been getting.”


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Seun lalasticlala mynd44...ft

This pandemic is making the government to think outside the box.

Abdul05:
if farming is encouraged by mobilising the people every one will have a sense of belonging and would take part in communal production. You know when people work collectively they produce much more than when they work individually

Thank you sir, for this wonderful idea


This will provide a total change of that economic order...that we are all waiting for

Mumu government. They didn't think of this in the first 6years of their gestapo tenure, but as 2023 approaches ,they suddenly receive insights through the autistic Osibanjo . Nonsense

You Ever wonder why Nigerian leaders start performing well and getting ideas once it's get's close to elections...
Because they Know Nigerians are gullible people and they easilly fall for empty promises and ideas...

Una dey steal our money dey teach us operation feed yourself. Make the operation and the feed kee una there. Make zombie kiss una mouth there.

The state governments have a huge part to play for the program to effective and impactful to the people of the each state.

Abdul05:
Thank you sir, for this wonderful idea


This will provide for a total change of that economic order...

Please in a single sentence explain how this Idea will change the economy of Nigeria ....

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Please in a single sentence explain how this Idea will change the economy of Nigeria ....

if farming is encouraged by mobilising the people every one will have a sense of belonging and would take part in communal production. You know when people work collectively they produce much more than when they work individually

Abdul05:
if farming is encouraged by mobilising the people every one will have sense of belonging and would take part in communal production. You know when people work collectively they produce much more than when they work individually

Do you expect them to farm with their teeths....
A Tractor in Nigeria costs almost 15 million naira...
How many farmers can afford to buy a Tractor....

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Do you expect them to farm with their teeths....
A Tractor in Nigeria costs almost 15 million naira...
How many farmers can afford to buy a Tractor....

you right but let them take this step so that they themselves will see that there is much to be done.

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Do you expect them to farm with their teeths....
A Tractor in Nigeria costs almost 15 million naira...
How many farmers can afford to buy a Tractor....

you right but let them take this first step so that they themselves will see that there is much to be done.

We just need to move from one stage

Abdul05:
you right but let them take this first step so that they themselves will see that there is much to be done.

We just need to move from one stage

Do you even know how much they sell a plot of Land in Nigeria...

You are talking to one of the zombies paid to protect the rubbish spewed out by this government. How do you expect him to think constructively. Has any body in this government ever being able to give us a concrete step by step way to achieve whatever nonsense they are talking about? How do you expect a zombie to tell you then

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Do you even know how much they sell a plot of Land in Nigeria...

Fulani herdsmen wont let farmers do the farming

TheRareGem1:
This pandemic is making the government to think outside the box.

Zombie spokesperson. Operation feed yourself while Nigeria feed you and your incompetent boss to the tune of billions while you two do nothing other than junket around the world and condolence visitation. This man is indeed a big fake pasta. Always speaking English with absolute nothing to show for it

Abdul05:
you right but let them take this first step so that they themselves will see that there is much to be done.

We just need to move from one stage

How far do you think your 30k per month can go in farming?