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Abstract
The study examined the systemic mechanism of home grown feeding towards the reduction of
poverty in Ogun State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Population
comprises all primary schools in Ogun State. Simple random sampling technique was used to select
fifteen (15) primary schools in Ogun State in which ten (10) teachers were randomly selected from
each of the chosen primary schools in Ijebu East local government in Ogun State to make a total of
one hundred and fifty (150) as sample for the study. Two (2) research questions were raised and
answered in thisstudy. Reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha and data
collected were analyzed using simple percentage, mean and standard deviation statistical tools.
Findings revealed that, there is late payment of food vendors, inadequate funding and political/
bureaucratic corruption among programme administrators. It also showed that there is proper
planning/management of the food vendors, increased budgetary provisions and improved standard
and quality of food.The study concluded that the implementation of public policiesforthe execution
of socialservices for the citizenry is a constitutional right of the latter.As such, any government that
claims to have the mandate of the people and enjoy official legitimacy should strive to fulfill their
constitutional obligation of implementation ofsocial policiesthat would improve the living standard
of the people. It therefore becomes apt for government at every level to try as much as possible to
formulate people centered policies and as well put structuresin place for policy implementation and
actualization. It was recommended that federal and states government alike should review and
increase the budgets made for existing policy programmes with particular reference to the home
grown schoolfeeding programme so asto caterforthe financial needs ofthe programme.
