Post by Ismail AbdulAzeez on Jul 7, 2018 20:32:46 GMT 1
A campaign to promote agriculture and gardens should be restored in schools, an expert has said.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, The Thy Global Investment Limited, Mr. Ismail Abdulazeez said school gardens can become a seed ground for preparing future farmers.
School gardens, he added, have a long history of supplying food and improving children's nutrition and eating habits.
He recalled, their role in farming in the past; through the promotion of good diet, nutrition education, and development of livelihood skills.
With increasing food supply challenges, Abdulazeez said the perception of the role of school gardens should change in response to greater food security, more secure livelihoods and better nutrition.
The government, he maintained, should support primary and secondary schools to start food gardens. Given the urgent need for increased food security, agricultural produce export Abdulazeez said the federal and state governments should show more interest in supporting school gardens. Such projects, he said, should receive financial, technical or policy support from the government.
He said the government should provide appropriate resources, including input, tools, monetary grant and seeds to schools to establish food gardens.
He said funding the projects would enable teachers to purchase fruit, vegetable and herb plants, seeds and gardening equipment.
He also said the government can encourage the garden movement by taking the lead in changing attitudes and enabling inter sectoral collaboration.
According to him, the programme, should be based on research evidence that school gardens are able to improve children's health, eating habits and academic performance.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, The Thy Global Investment Limited, Mr. Ismail Abdulazeez said school gardens can become a seed ground for preparing future farmers.
School gardens, he added, have a long history of supplying food and improving children's nutrition and eating habits.
He recalled, their role in farming in the past; through the promotion of good diet, nutrition education, and development of livelihood skills.
With increasing food supply challenges, Abdulazeez said the perception of the role of school gardens should change in response to greater food security, more secure livelihoods and better nutrition.
The government, he maintained, should support primary and secondary schools to start food gardens. Given the urgent need for increased food security, agricultural produce export Abdulazeez said the federal and state governments should show more interest in supporting school gardens. Such projects, he said, should receive financial, technical or policy support from the government.
He said the government should provide appropriate resources, including input, tools, monetary grant and seeds to schools to establish food gardens.
He said funding the projects would enable teachers to purchase fruit, vegetable and herb plants, seeds and gardening equipment.
He also said the government can encourage the garden movement by taking the lead in changing attitudes and enabling inter sectoral collaboration.
According to him, the programme, should be based on research evidence that school gardens are able to improve children's health, eating habits and academic performance.
