By Olasunkanmi Akoni
Lagos State Government has commenced a three-day capacity building on Fish Cage Culture System for 120 women and youths in Afowo Community, Badagry.
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya who disclosed this on Tuesday, explained that the initiative would boost local fish production by an additional 162 tonnes of fish per annum, create over 100 direct jobs and 300 indirect jobs for cage construction workers, equipment suppliers, marketers and input suppliers.
She added that the State Government would further empower additional 80 women and youth in the Cage Culture System of fishing in the Community after the training with fish juvenile, bags of fish feed, medication and allowance for four months in addition to the 40 youth that were previously empowered in the same community in 2019.