The Lagos State Government has established different farming enterprises to train and teach students in modern farming techniques as well as encourage those who would like to pursue a career in agriculture under the State’s Schools Agricultural Programme (SAP).
The Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, disclosed this in Lagos at the opening ceremony of the Y2020 Agric-YES Summer School Programme held at the Lagos State Agriculture Development Authority, Oko-Oba, Agege.
She noted that the initiative was designed to encourage students and youths to embrace agriculture and, possibly, fill the void left by ageing farmers.
She stated that the goal is to provide food security and an enabling environment for the people to have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and hygienic food, stressing that the agricultural sector requires more recruits, especially the youths.
Olusanya disclosed that 84 Senior Secondary School (SSII) Agricultural Science students; 13 Education Officials including Education Desk Officers (Agric) and Agricultural Science teachers are being trained in groups of sizeable batches per class.
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Olusanya said the curriculum includes poultry, aquaculture and vegetable farming which are areas of competitive and comparative advantage for Lagos State.
The Acting Commissioner commended the Ministry of Education for its support towards Agricultural programmes conducted for students and urged participants to make the most of the training as the State expects them to contribute to the food self-sufficiency goals of government.
