BB - Transforming food systems Youth Innovations for human and planetary health_ 11.08.2021

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The youth represent a significant segment of Nigeria’s population. The powers of the youth and access to major resources and platforms have been undermined in several ways.

The international Youth day specifies a day where the needs, aspirations and contribution of the youth are critically assessed with a view to providing meaningful solutions and way forward on emerging issues affecting the youth. This Year’s theme; Transforming food systems: Youth innovations for human and planetary health Focuses on the highlighting efforts by youths at improving food systems through various innovative approaches that are human friendly. The world population is growing population in Nigeria and Globally calls for increased food production which also needs improved youth driven innovative approaches. However, this key segment of the population faces various challenges while trying to engage their creative drive to solve these problem.

On this edition of Building bridges, we shall be highlighting the need for youth to make informed decisions on food choices through increasing agricultural enlightenment and approaches that promote community and individual well-being as well as sustainable options human. What are the available food systems across communities and what are the effort to transform these systems? Are there youth innovative approaches to transforming these identified food systems? How sustainable are they in the face of increasing insecurity across farming communities?

We shall be having this very important conversation with three versatile youth advocates and enthusiasts across various areas of social endeavor. We have with us; Mr. Dakadieng Ayuba, Mr. Samuel Idawko and Mr. Panshak Wesley.