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Lagos Acquires Land in Other States for Farming

By on May 4, 2012

The Lagos State Government has disclosed a unique aspect of its agricultural initiatives. In addition to the rice production (20,000 tonne per annum Rice Milling Plant at Imota); Cassava Production and Processing (including high quality cassava flour in Epe and Ibeju Lekki); and strides in Aquaculture (the Fashola administration aims to achieve one million tons of Fish/annum), the State has begun the acquisition of land from other south-Western states in order to boost its agricultural output.

Governor Fashola, speaking through his deputy Mrs Orelope Adejoke-Adefulire disclosed this to journalists at the 2012 Farmers Appreciation Day.

He said, “Food security which is one of the cardinal programmes of the ten-point agenda of my administration is also an integral part of the Lagos State Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (LASEEDS) document as well as the resolutions of the Ehingbeti summit and the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs). It also tallies with the objectives of establishing the farm service centre to train more people in sustainable food production.”

“The state has commenced the purchase of land from other states in order to achieve its food security agenda. An example is Oshogbo, where we would soon commence the planting of cash and food crops like pineapple, citrus and other high value crops to sustain our people.

“All these activities in addition to the mobilization of rural folks would be carried out with the aim of providing food for citizens in the best form possible and at affordable prices in an environmentally friendly manner.

“Nigeria, especially the South West, is endowed with large arable land, large water bodies and productive farming population that could feed the whole of West Africa.

“Our people in the South West have to rise up to the constraints and challenges and grow enough food to feed the population, so that the ugly situation that occurred during the food transportation boycott of early 2010 would not repeat itself,” he added.