Oyo State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund, launched a four-year Multi-Sectoral Strategic Plan of Action on Food and Nutrition today to tackle malnutrition and hunger among children and women in the state.
The state Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Misbaudeen Babatunde, launched the project in Ibadan.
Babatunde, in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, in Ibadan, the state capital, said the State Government was committed to eradicating malnutrition within its borders.
Represented by the Executive Assistance on Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Gafar Bello, Babatunde said the food and nutrition policy would guide the state in addressing food and nutrition security challenges at all levels, from individuals and households to communities, local governments, and the state itself.
