The Role of Food Banks in Addressing Food Insecurity: Nigeria Case Study

Food insecurity remains a major challenge in Nigeria, driven by economic instability, conflict and displacement, climate shocks, weak infrastructure, and limited social safety nets. The journal examines food banking as a structured response, explaining how food banks connect surplus food from farmers, manufacturers, retailers, corporate donors, and individuals with vulnerable households. It presents food banks as more than emergency charity, describing them as long-term hunger-relief infrastructure that can provide recurring support while helping families redirect limited income toward other essential needs.

Using Pink Food Bank as a case study, the journal highlights the importance of organized donation systems, community partnerships, efficient logistics, and dignity-centered distribution. It also reviews government feeding programmes and NGO-led interventions, identifying both their contributions and limitations. The research concludes that scaling food banking in Nigeria will require stronger collaboration between food banks, government agencies, private-sector donors, farmers, communities, and development organizations.