Lagos State
Committed To Agriculture, Food Security – Ambode
In Nigeria, Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday
assured that his administration is committed to agricultural development as a
means of getting alternative revenue and ensuring food sufficiency in the
state.
The governor gave the
assurance when members of the 5th joint Federal Government of Nigeria/World
Bank implementation support mission on third national FADAMA development
project (FADAMA III) paid him a courtesy visit at his office in Alausa Ikeja.
The governor, represented
by his deputy governor, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule, said the state
government’s commitment to ensuring food security and enhance food production
in the state necessitated its signing of memorandum of understanding on
agriculture with the Kebbi State government, assuring that the positive effects
of the collaboration will soon be felt by Lagosians.
Ambode who expressed
confidence that the partnership would enhance food processing, production and
distribution in the state, said his administration recognises the importance of
the agricultural sector in wealth and job creation as well as in growing the
economy and has thus made the sector one of its cardinal programmes.
Earlier, the task team
leader World Bank, Dr. Adetunji Oredipe said the FADAMA project was set out to
assist small scale farmers and other groups in the provision of production
assets, infrastructure, capacity building and advisory services. He said
that the World Bank, through FADAMA, identified rice, cassava, sorghum and
horticulture as priority staple foods.
For support under the 200
million dollars FADAMA III Additional Financing aimed at scaling up production
and increasing income of farmers.
Lagos State has been
selected for rice production under the current project because of the success
stories of FADAMA parent projects in the state.”
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