Reinforcing television influence on food sufficiency education in post-Covid-19 Nigeria

Abstract

Television broadcasting made a debut in Nigeria in 1959,  precisely 33 years behind Europe that welcome the first public transmission in 1926. The importance of television as a development medium in nationbuilding cannot be undermined, hence, this article, a non-empirical study that methodologically employs thematic literature review to discuss the reinforcing influence of television for food sufficiency education in post-Covid-19 Nigeria. The pertinent literature was used to discuss the subject matter within the ambience of television on educating the consuming populace and farmers on how to improve food sufficiency __ production, preservation and curbing of waste. This is thought out due to the Covid-19 lockdown that increased television audience. The researchers conclude that television can serve as a useful medium to educate stakeholders in food production and distribution, given its audio-visual and dynamic characteristics. The researchers, therefore, recommend that agriculture policymakers should consider using television to aggressively disseminate agricultural messages for food production in the post-COVID-19 Nigeria for food sufficiency.