Lagos sets 40% food self-sufficiency target
11 October 2023 |
2:10 am
Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to achieving 40 per cent self-sufficiency in food production by 2025, from the current 20 per cent production level.
Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to achieving 40 per cent self-sufficiency in food production by 2025, from the current 20 per cent production level.
Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya, who disclosed this, yesterday, during a press conference on the 2023 World Food Day, said the roadmap developed by the ministry highlights plans to encourage youth participation, stimulate private sector investments, attract donor agency funding for agricultural projects and create new partnerships along the various agricultural value chains, especially where the state has competitive and comparative advantages.
“Today, we can proudly present the initiatives of Lagos State in the agricultural sector, which are the evidence of our unwavering dedication, and the resilience of our farmers.”
While speaking on this year’s World Food Day’s theme: “Water Is Life, Water Is Food, Leave No One Behind”, Olusanya said the theme comes up amid serious food security issues occasioned by the effect of unstable exchange rate, climate change, environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, insurgency, especially in the nation’s food production regions, and violent conflicts across the world.
“These challenges have severely impacted the global supply of food, which calls for intensified efforts towards building more sustainable food systems to scale food production and processing, reduce food wastage, provide decent livelihood opportunities for rural, peri-urban, and urban farmers, as well as ensure food and nutrition security for Lagosians.
“Ninety-five per cent of our food is produced on land and all begins with soil and water. This year’s theme, which aims to highlight the critical role of water for life on earth and water as foundation of our food, therefore, seeks to raise awareness about the importance of managing water wisely as rapid population growth, economic development, urbanisation, and climatic change threaten water availability.
“Agriculture alone accounts for 72 per cent of global freshwater withdrawals, while 16 per cent is used by municipalities for households and services, and 12 per cent by industries. Also about 40 per cent of fresh foods and vegetables, either grown or brought into Lagos, yearly, are wasted, resulting in the waste of precious resources such as water that are used to produce them,” she said.
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