Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor, has called on paddy rice farmers all over Nigeria to key into the Lagos Rice Mill project. He also has emphasised the need for collaborative efforts from all stakeholders in the agricultural sector to sustainably scale up production to achieve food security.
The governor made this statements at the 2023 Lagos Farm Fair, as part of activities commemorating the United Nations World Food Day, at the Police College, Ikeja.
Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed that a Central Food Logistics Hub would be completed in Lagos next year to reduce waste and loss, also noted: “Farming is an important component of our government’s activities.
“We need to grow what we eat and eat what we grow. While we have collaborated with some major agricultural states within the country, we are also looking for independent paddy rice farmers across the federation to raise paddy supply at Lagos Rice Mill.
“We need a lot of paddies to meet production capacity. It doesn’t matter how much paddy rice they have; we are ready to take it up. This is calling on paddy growers across the country to key into this opportunity.