The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to continue to
implement projects and programmes that are aimed towards ensuring the provision
of enabling environment for agricultural development in the State.
Speaking at
the 2013 Annual Farmers Forum organized in commemoration of this year’s World Food Day, Commisioner for
Agriculture and Cooperatives, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, represented by the Senior Special
Assistant (SSA) to the Government on Agriculture, Dr Nureni Funsho, said that
government is collaborating with other development partners particularly the
World Bank in the FADAMA and
Commercial Agriculture Development Projects through which many farmers are
supported with high subsidizied inputs and infrastructure.
The Farmers Forum, NaijaAgroNet learnt is organized as
an interactive forum between government and all stakeholders such as crop
farmers, livestock farmers, aquaculturists, agroprocessors and the general
public to dialogue and get feedbacks on government programmes and
interventions.
The
Commissioner said food security is one of the cardinal programmes of
the present administration and assured farmers in the state that the Ministry
is committed to injecting maximum impact into their lives.
He commended the Chairman of Ojo Local
Government Area, Hon. Mursiq
Durosinmi for hosting the event
and for his council been the most
steadfast in terms of support to agriculture among the Local Government and Local Government Council Development
Area in theState.
NaijaAgroNet was informed by SSA to Agriculture that
Wednesday 23rd October
2013, is the date set aside for
this Year’s World Food Day/Agric show celebration at De-Blue Roof, LTV 8 Ikeja, noting that the change in the date of this year’s
celebration is as a result of the Eid-El-kabir (Ileya Festival) which falls on
the 15th and 16th of October, the usual date for the
annual celebration.
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