A Whole-of-Society (WoS) Approach as a Communication Strategy towards Addressing Challenges and Solutions to Food Insecurity and Climate Change in Nigeria as portrayed in the Documentary Film Swallow (2018)

The precarious relationship between the increasing climate change effects and food security is an ongoing global concern. Sub-Saharan Africa is greatly affected by climate change through weather extremes, compounded by a very large Nigerian population and need to prioritise sustainable food security. This study explores the use of the documentary film Swallow as a communication strategy to highlight the challenges threatening food security in Nigeria and to subsequently provide appropriate solutions. Using a Whole-of Society Approach, the documentary harnessed observations and solutions by key stakeholders including a past President, United Nations Deputy Secretary General, Bankers, Economists, Agripreneurs and Farmers. A qualitative content analysis was conducted. Emergent themes included major food threats such as population increase versus inadequate infrastructure to support food security; solutions such as the need to re-skill farmers and to develop Agripreneurs among youth and women. Its significance lies in contributing to scholarship and praxis about sustainable food security in the African context.