Lagos State government has restated its commitment to partnership with private sectors to boost agriculture, especially in the use of technology.
Commissioner for Agriculture Mrs Abisola Olusanya, stated this at a product launch by a leading agri-tech company, Voriancorelli.
She mentioned how the state began the construction of a rice mill that will produce 32 metric tonnes per hour, as part of efforts to reduce Nigeria’s rice import.
The firm introduced an app where buyers and sellers in the agricultural sector can meet and do business without having to see one another.
The commissioner said: “Lagos is the marketplace for rice and we are building the second largest mill in Africa which is about 32 metric tons per hour.
“Rice is the second most traded commodity in the world. In Nigeria, we consume over seven million metric tons of rice annually.”
Chairman of Voriancorelli, Mr. Bolaji Akinburo, said the app has been built to make farming more easy and accessible for everyone who dreams of going into agriculture.
