Lagos targets 40% food self-sufficiency, Sanwo-Olu says

By Olasunkanmi Akoni
LAGOS — The Lagos State Government has set a target of increasing food self-sufficiency from 20 per cent to 40 per cent of the state’s demand through innovation, infrastructure development and strategic partnerships.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Friday, represented by his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, at the grand finale of the 2026 World Food Day celebration held at the Nigeria Police College, Ikeja.
Sanwo-Olu said Lagos, despite being Nigeria’s smallest state by landmass and having a population of more than 22 million, could not achieve food security simply by expanding farmland.
He said the state would have to increase productivity on availabl...