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Lagos Food Bank Family Farming Program

Lagos, Nigeria · Operator: Lagos Food Bank Initiative (LFBI)

Overview

An urban-farming education program by a Lagos food bank that builds residents' agricultural knowledge and supports food security

Citizen participation

Local residents join urban farming programs and learn cultivation and how food systems work

Operating model

Part of a nonprofit food bank, aimed at education and food relief, run on donations and grants

Impact

Improves community understanding of food systems and access to food

Crops

  • vegetables

Scale

地域コミュニティ対象 / targets local communities

Sources(1)

This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.

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Lagos Food Bank Family Farming Program — Urban Farm DB