The Lagos State Governments says concerted efforts and increased investments are needed in the agricultural sector to improve food production, food security and bridge the supply gap in the state.
The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya, stated this today at a news conference to highlight activities lined up for the year 2021 World Food Day celebration in the state.
Olusanya noted that Lagos presently produced about 20 per cent of its total food demand, leaving a gap of 80 per cent to be imported from other states and abroad.
She said that new policies that would foster the sustainable production of affordable nutritious foods and promote farmers’ participation were being adopted.
Olusanya noted that the all-year-farming season would enable the state to attain its desired sustainable agri-food systems.
The commissioner noted that the COVID-19 pandemic had underlined the need for an urgent change of the route for the attainment of food security and safety; bearing in mind the changes and effects it had on agriculture.
Olusanya said that the World Food Day is celebrated worldwide every year on the Oct. 16 to commemorate the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 1945.
