Africa: Lagos promotes urban farming to boost food security
Adeola said, “Urban farming is an agricultural revolution, which has taken off in some developed countries to solve food insecurity, local food promotion and urban sustainability efforts.
By Edidiong Ikpoto
Punch
30 January 2022
The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and the Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority, has called on residents to embrace the practice of urban farming as one of the ways to attain food sufficiency.
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, made the call at the official launch of Urban Agriculture in Lagos State, on Thursday, according to a statement by the Head of Public Affairs, LSADA, Abimbola Adeola.
She said that the launch was to rekindle the minds of Lagos residents that they could practise urban farming despite the challenge of limited landmass being faced in different quarters across the state.
According to her, urban farming aligns perfectly with one of the developmental agenda of the current administration under THEMES agenda, which is making Lagos a 21st-century economy through food security.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr Hakeem Adeniji, at the launch, the commissioner said, “Today’s event is a way of raising the consciousness of Lagosians to practise urban farming in their communities and compounds, using any available space in their building.
