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Lagos expends N20bn on Imota Rice Mill ― Commissioner

Lagos expends N20bn on Imota Rice Mill ― Commissioner On By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government has expended the sum of N20 billion out of the N25 billion initial budget for the construction of the much-awaited 32 metric tonnes per hour Imota Rice Mill in the state. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Bisola Olusanya, disclosed this on Thursday, during a ministerial press briefing to mark the second anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration in office, held in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. The Rice Mill, which is billed to be commissioned before the end of 2021, is expected to be the largest rice production in sub-Sahara Africa.

PILLARS OF FOOD SECURITY

The Lagos State government is exploring its potential to maximise food production, writes Lawson Agba Food insecurity is one of the global challenges threatening humanity. World leaders are constantly devising means of providing adequate food for the growing world’s population. Research efforts are in legion on how to maximize land and other agriculture resources for bounty yields to feed mankind. Genetic modification crops and green house farming are the popularized modern agricultural methods which aimed at controlling agric yields and outputs in a controlled environment and predicated fashion. All these among other scientific methods are geared at addressing food insecurity that looms as the world population explodes.

Lagos to earn $10 billion from agriculture by 2025 – Sanwo-Olu

Lagos to earn $10 billion from agriculture by 2025 – Sanwo-Olu ”The focus of the five-year roadmap is to develop the agricultural value chains where Lagos State has competitive and comparative advantages. 3 min read The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, said the state was expected to generate $10 billion (about N4 trillion) in the agriculture sector in the next five years. Mr Sanwo-Olu said this during the official inauguration of the five-year Agricultural and Food Systems Roadmap in Lagos. He said that most of the investments were expected to be private sector-driven with the needed infrastructure provided by the government. ”The projection is that the total investment in the agricultural sector from the government, private sector, donor agencies and development partners will run into over $10 billion in the next five years.

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