Lagos Farmers writes to Governor Sanwo-Olu suggesting ways to tackle the post Covid-19 food crisis.
Because of the covid-19 pandemic hitting hard on the Lagos State economy plus the food distributions and supply within the state.
To stop the food crisis that has been predicted to hit lagos after the pandemic the governor has been persuaded to make farmlands,farm implements farm storage facilities and all the necessary instruments and equipments that the lagos state farmer need to make sure that state does not lack food after the corona virus pandemic.
The farmers asked for tractors to open up farmlands for for more farming space and establish a government facilities in all the zones of the state for processing,collecting and storage of harvested farm produce.the 5 zones in the state are Ikorodu,Badagry,Epe,Surulere, and Ikeja.
The letter also added that issuance of certificate of occupancy should be given to real farmers to access loan for farm activities,free planting seeds should be given to farmers,subsidised inputs to farmers.
The letter or the article was written by Bama Farms Limited Ceo,Prince Wale Oyekoya.In the statement he said;
"The truth need to be told that Lagos State is not ready to feed the rising population of 25 million people in the state.There is food crisis in the state,there and been so much fraud and deciet with the way farming has been protrayed by the government as if everything is okay,there have not been much support for farmers as protrayed in the public.
"I want your administration through your good office to realise that the only way we can get out of poverty is to empower our own people to prosper and build our economy,we need to empower people and guide them to become what we want.
"some of the previous initiative like the Agric Yes at Araga,Epe and the prototype of songhai at badagry with billions of taxpayers money has turned out to be a monumental waste, some of this moribund Agric projects could be concessioned to private sector to manage and report back to the government.
"Time of waste is over with the covid-19 pandemic in order to avert food crisis and to contribute meaningfully to food security to the state,farmers need government assistance just like their colleagues in other state.This is not the best time to pay Lip service to farmers need in the state.
"The last time Lagos State distributed farming tools and tractors to farmers over 10 years ago during the first term of Babatunde Raji Fashola's government.
Currently,the state government the 20 local government does not have a single bulldozer or tractor to assist the farmers in the state.This has adversely affected the food production in the state.
In the letter to the Governor Sanwo-Olu,he cited that the farmers in Lagos state are lacking the facilities and equipments that the real farmers are suppose to have to produce enough food for the consumption of the state.
And he also cited that the last time the government officially provided equipments for them was at the first tenue of Babatunde Raji Fashola.
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