Lagos State Government has stressed the need for private sector investment and collaboration in agriculture sector, particularly in the red meat value-chain, artisanal fisheries and livestock feed mills. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya, in a statement, yesterday, said this was in line with the state government’s five-year strategic agriculture roadmap. She noted that the state government had identified investment opportunities for the private sector participants, particularly in the three value-chains, hence the need for the collaboration. She said that the state was working on harnessing sectors where it has comparative advantage to further grow its economy with emphasis on the artisanal fisheries sector. It means that we can begin to harness potentials around the fisheries sector.

Source: The Guardian April 12, 2021 03:45 UTC