Lagos Moves to Boost Food Security

The Lagos State government has said it would boost food security, across the state and also enhance the supply of wholesome beef, saying strategic plans are being developed and implemented to bridge the annual 1.380 million deficit in red meat consumption.

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Mrs. Olatokunbo Emokpae disclosed this at the weekend in her address at a workshop organised by the state government, in collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, on the Technical Cooperation Facility Project Feasibility and Value Chain Analysis of the Red Meat Value Chain, particularly the Cattle Feedlot Estate in Lagos.

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