Food Security
Southwest can guarantee Nigeria’s food security — Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has described the south west region as the next frontier of food security in Nigeria, revealing that an Agric Master Plan that would facilitate the effective use of the massive arable and fertile land in the region would soon be developed. Speaking in Ibadan on Wednesday during a courtesy visit …
Lagos organizes workshop on food security
Lagos State Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Mr. Muslim Folami has beckoned on Lagos residents to embrace agriculture in addition to their respective professions to ensure food security in the State. Folami made this known on Tuesday during a Capacity Building Workshop on agriculture held at the Lagos State Chambers of Commerce and …
Gov Ambode reiterates the need to boost food security
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday has restated the need for nation’s leaders to evolve new methods and strategies to sustainably address the negative impact of climate change on food security. The Governor, who spoke through the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mr. Tunji Bello at the 2016 World Food Day celebrations …
1m bags of local rice to be delivered by December —LASG
No fewer than one million bags of rice will be produced by the Lagos State Government in the next three months, the Special Adviser to Governor on Food Security, Mr. Sanni Okanlawon has said. Okanlawon, who spoke, recently in Lagos, explained that with the scale up of its rice processing plant from 2.5 metric tons …
Food security: Lagos to build silos for rice storage
Lagos State will soon build silos to improve its grain storage capacity. The government will also work on its logistics links to boost grain supply chain and bolster food security. Special Adviser to Governor AkinwumiAmbode on Food Security, Sanni Okanlawon, who made this known, said the state was building a 3, 000 metric tonne-silo in …
