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Rights-Based Approach to Food and Nutrition Security in Nigeria

Rights-Based Approach to Food and Nutrition Security in Nigeria
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Author(s): Clementina Oluwafunke Ajayi (Federal University of Technology – Akure, Nigeria)and Kemisola O. Adenegan (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 18
Source title: Food Systems Sustainability and Environmental Policies in Modern Economies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Abiodun Elijah Obayelu (Federal University of Agriculture – Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3631-4.ch010

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the need for a rights-based approach to food and nutrition security in Nigeria. The topic is introduced with the definition of basic terms used throughout the chapter. The objectives of this chapter are to create awareness of the need to adopt a rights-based approach to food and nutrition security and help define the context of the right to food in Nigeria. The rest of the chapter sets out the roles of right holders, duty bearers, and accountable agents in food and nutrition security. It highlights their rights, obligations, and responsibilities, as well as voluntary guidelines and implications for a rights-based approach to food. The chapter also reviews policies that have been developed toward ensuring a right to food in Nigeria.

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