Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the State Government will revive the 279-hectare erstwhile Songhai Food Production Centre, now the Lagos Food Production Centre in Avia, Badagry.

Sanwo-Olu, who made this known over the weekend in Badagry while on a site inspection tour of the Centre, explained that this was necessary for preparation for the take-off of the State Government’s two food centres designed to attain food sufficiency, particularly for a population that is increasingly demanding.

The Governor pointed out that reviving the 279-hectare Food Production Centre, originally acquired by the State Government in 2012 for a commercial agricultural project, would encourage organic farming using simple biological methods to enhance production outputs with a model, based on new approaches and farming systems that rely heavily on the combined inputs from local experiences, indigenous technology, business communities and research institutions.

He said, “I have been fully briefed about this project but I considered it necessary to personally embark on this journey to Badagry in order to take an assessment and see what exactly we need to do in terms of intervention. After taking a tour of the project site, what I observed is that the entire project looks more like a job that has not been completed. Therefore, we need to improve on the interventions by the Ministry of Agriculture”.

“With very minimal resources, we have seen what the Ministry has done to keep the project afloat. The government will raise the resources and turn around this project to the level it should be. We will need to deploy more resources to revive and scale up all the machinery and systems already put in place. We will complete the project and open it for commercial production”, the Governor averred.

According to him, focusing on local food production would increase agricultural production to meet the food needs of the State’s growing population, transform agriculture to commercial and export-oriented production while at the same time generating employment especially for the youth, adding that some of the agricultural projects to be developed for commercial production at the Centre include fishing, poultry, piggery and agroforestry among others.

Sanwo-Olu averred that apart from delivering wholesome food items, training and creating employment for youths, the Lagos Food Production Centre would also provide competitive inputs/raw materials for the Agro-Industry, new environmental products and services, and feedstock for renewable energy supply.

The Governor added that the project will give rise to similar agro-allied businesses to open up Badagry’s economy for more growth, while also boosting its tourism business.

“Lagos is a big State in terms of population, but we also can intervene in our food production value chain. What we are trying to do with the revival of the project is that we want to produce various agricultural products we can consume internally in order to reduce our dependence on external food sources. The Food Production Centre, which we are creating across the State, will be a trigger to other value-added agricultural production our citizens can provide”, he said.

SOURCE:https://brandspurng.com/2020/08/10/lasg-to-revive-badagry-food-production-centre-restates-commitment-to-food-sufficiency/

Won't they do the road first?

The Governor pointed out that reviving the 279-hectare Food Production Centre, originally acquired by the State Government in 2012 for a commercial agricultural project, would encourage organic farming using simple biological methods to enhance production outputs

Anything to move each and every states of our darling nation is what we are after.

Slow and steady our country will work again.

God bless Sanwo-Olu.

God bless Lagos State.

God bless Nigeria.

This is just a piece of land nothing more , or are u calling this delapitated building processing center

Anyway it's a good initiative Lagos must start thinking of our to feed the ever increasing population

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Federal government should work on the Road

Ok

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initial gra gra when government remove eye the money go enter pocket

Food for all Lagosians and Nigeria as a whole is all that matters.

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They should revive the road first.
Badagry road is the worst road in lagos state if not Nigeria.

Ok

No serious government in the world owns a farm.

Do the governments of Germany, UK, Switzerland, Singapore own farms. Does the city of London own a farm.

Lagos State government lacks ideas for the 21st century. Managing a farm from a Ministry is a complete waste of time and money.

Help real farmers. Don't get directly involved. Civil servants are not farmers.

Going back to Agriculture will definitely help this country.
A nation that feeds it's citizens will never go hungry

To do this to do that ..

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Anything to move each and every states of our darling nation is what we are after.

Slow and steady our country will work again.

God bless Sanwo-Olu.

God bless Lagos State.

God bless Nigeria.

Your comment is on all the posts.

Come, you no get work?

Will it make the price of food cheaper.

As far as I am concerned, prices don't drop in Nigeria

SmartPolician:

Your comment is on all the posts.
Come, you no get work?

Ubiquitous fellow, that reads all the posts on nairaland,
We've been reading this your stale line for years now.

Instead of you focusing on how often nairaland members post,
why not try to do something to make mommy proud of you in life atleast for once.
How is their posts/comments disturbing your life or lifestyle.
Make momsy proud and get busy o
An advice from the elders!
Next time, you will learn how to mind your business online!

thorpido:
Won't they do the road first?

u don c better farm wey get access road?

They should first revive the road.