While Meeting with school principals, vice principals and Agricultural science teachers in the state, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Toyin Suarau said “agriculture is the only sector that can engage a lot of youth, and it is pertinent to make it more attractive.”
Mr Suarau maintained that government was ready to produce ‘Agropreneurs’ in the various agricultural value chains such as poultry, aquaculture as well as crop production.
According to the Commissioner, “the purpose of the project is to train students in modern farming methods, as well as further stimulate the interest and awareness in agriculture among students in public senior secondary schools in the state.”
He noted that Lagos has a large demand-supply gap for agriculture products and therefore requires a younger farming population with the ability to improve food production in the State.
He explained that it was the desire of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode led administration to ensure food security and an enabling environment for the people to have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food in order to maintain a healthy life.
Lagos Agric ProjectsThe Commissioner disclosed that presently, about 52 SAP projects have been established in 48 schools across the state and government was set to establish additional 39 in different value-chains to make up 91 agricultural projects in Lagos public schools.
“The 2016 financial year has provided for 39 SAP projects in 39 schools out of the 48 schools that have been benefiting from the programme, and 6 schools will be empowered in poultry inputs, another 5 with fisheries inputs and the remaining 28 with vegetables inputs.” Suarau said
The Commissioner continued that “The development of both practical and commercial skills in agriculture need to be promoted with the aim of empowering students with cognate knowledge of agriculture to compliment the theoretical aspect taught in the walls of the classrooms.”
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