The State Ministry of Agriculture has embarked on training and empowerment of five hundred Rice Farmers to improve their livelihood.
Speaking at the Flag off ceremony of the 2022 training and empowerment of rice farmers, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya, said the programme was designed to improve production of rice paddy by educating farmers on improved farming techniques.
Olusanya said the training would help them meet their daily requirements and make Lagos a food secure environment.
On his part, Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Doctor Oluwarotimi Fashola, said the empowerment programme would enhance the livelihood and capacity building of the rice farmers.