In line with making Lagos a 21st Century economy, the State Government says it has concluded arrangements to unveil a 5-year Agricultural Development Roadmap.
The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya who made this known in Lagos today explained that the Roadmap which would be unvieled by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu next Thursday 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 said the Agricultural Development Road Map was conceived by the Ministry as a direct outcome of the present administration’s THEMES developmental agenda particularly the 4th pillar of Making Lagos State a 21st Century Economy by ensuring that the Agricultural Sector plays the role of ensuring sustainable food security.
According to her, the focus is to ensure that the State becomes self-sufficiency in food production with an impressive moves from 18% to 40% of food needs in the next five years and thus ensure that Lagos State achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as it relates to the sector.
She explained that the road map 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 as well as the need for the State Government to partner and collaborate with private investors and relevant authorities in improving the environment through proper waste management as well as relocation and upgrading of service centers such as sawmill and open markets in the State.
She pointed out that a 21st century economy is characterized by four key goals which are job creation, food security, standardization and internal revenue generation for the State.
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