April 15, 2021

The Lagos State Government says it is set to launch a Five-Year Agricultural Development Roadmap in line with its T.H.E.M.E.S developmental agenda.

The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya who made this known on Wednesday, explained that the Roadmap slated for Thursday, 22nd April, 2021 would help the State achieve its goal of making Lagos a 21st Century Economy.

According to her, the Roadmap is focused on the development of agricultural value chains where the State has competitive and comparative advantages to ensure that the State attains its food security goals.

She stated the it highlights intervention areas by the Ministry to boost agricultural productivity at the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors of seven value chains and services, bearing in mind the comparative advantages Lagos State has in these sectors.

The Commissioner added that it also highlights the need for the State Government to partner and collaborate with private investors and relevant authorities in improving the environment.

She explained that the policy focus at the inception of the State’s Ministry of Agriculture was on direct production of Agricultural produce, adding that over the years, the policy thrust changed to provision of a conducive environment for private sector investment.

Olusanya however noted that a 21st-century economy is characterised by four key goals which are job creation, food security, standardisation and internal revenue generation for the State.