Lagos raising young farmers to replace ageing ones – Govt

The Lagos State Government has completed a one-month intensive training for some youths in the state in an agricultural entrepreneurship programme.

In a statement on its X handle on Sunday, the government disclosed that the participants in the programmed had pledged their commitment to contribute to food security in Lagos.

The statement noted that the government led by Babajide Sanwo-Olu was committed to improving food production and sustaining livelihoods.

“The need to replace our aging farming population with youth trained in modern farming techniques towards improved food production, job creation, and sustained livelihoods remains very key to the government of Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is the Governor of Lagos State.

“In this direction, having undergone a month’s intensive training, participants of the Lagos Agripreneuership Programme (LAP 20) at their graduation ceremony, assured willingness to contribute their quota towards ensuring a food-secured Lagos,” the post read.

Last week, Sanwo-Olu called on agro-food companies to collaborate with the government to bring down the cost of food in the state.

The governor made the call while receiving the senior management team of Olam Agri Nigeria Ltd., led by the Managing Director, Anil Nair, on a courtesy visit to the Lagos State House Marina last Thursday.

“There is no better security these days than food. Today being the first day of August, you can see in the streets in Nigeria, there’s some sort of hunger protest.

“How I wish that you and I, after this meeting, will make a broadcast that food prices have gone down by 25 per cent; it will be great news for both of us,” the governor said.

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