ACHIEVING COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY IN NIGERIA THROUGH FOOD SECURITY

Abstract

The quest for sustainability has for the past decade been an issue of topical concern globally. This is evidenced on the emphasis on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which superseded the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). To ensure sustainability particularly in the area of food security, every country tries to inculcate sustainable habits for protection of the future generations in all her development policies, plans and activities. Consequently, community sustainability is sought to achieve national sustainability premised on the fact that every nation state is made up of communities, a place where people want to live and work in present and in the future. Sustainable communities meet the diverse needs of existing and future residents, their children and other users, contribute to a high quality of life and provide opportunity and choice. To ensure high quality of life for both the present and future generation, available resources ought to be maximized so as to maintain healthy physical and social environment. Active participation of members with professional skills in both public and private sectors are also required for actualization of a sustainable community. A critical analysis of the elements identified by Institute of Sustainable development reveals that community sustainability and by extension national sustainability would remain a mirage in the absence of food security