Firm partners LASG on food sufficiency with M-Agric lottery service

A digital solutions provider, Globacom, has, in conjunction with the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture, launched an agricultural support service, M-Agric, that guides users through practical step-by-step processes of managing successful farming businesses across livestock, aquaculture, cash crops and value-additions.

The firm, in a statement, yesterday, said it partnered with the state government to launch the agricultural lottery service to support the food sufficiency programme of the government and also “encourage and empower young, savvy and informed Nigerians to engage in farming to boost food affordability in the country.”

According to it, M-Agric is a lottery service, which gives practical tips that help users grow their food and earn extra income from exploiting the full potential in the agricultural sector. It also offers users the opportunity to receive daily, weekly, or monthly messages on agricultural tips on their mobile devices and to answer trivia questions on the service to win fantastic cash prizes, farm equipment and internship opportunities.

“This service has a free trial for 24 hours for new and existing prepaid and postpaid subscribers. A draw is done on the last day of every week during which participants who have subscribed and correctly answered the trivia questions will be eligible for the draw.

“Winners in the lottery service will be determined based on their performance in the trivia questions associated with each agricultural package. Only the top scorers in the quiz are eligible to win fantastic prizes during the lottery draw, which is held on the last day of every week. Two winners will be picked among participants that get full scores in the trivia and they will win fantastic prizes”, the statement stated.