Lagos CADP Trains 55 Women, Youth In Production

Ambode

The Lagos State Commercial Agriculture
Development Project (CADP) has trained 55 women
and youths in three value chains of rice and
poultry production and aquaculture.
The trainees were exposed to modern day farming
techniques and how to commercialise their
production in the weeklong training.
At the award of certificate ceremony for trainees,
Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of
Agriculture, Dr. Olajide Basorun congratulated the
participants, and stressed the need for them to
make good use of the opportunity availed them
through CADP.
Basorun said the rationale behind empowering
women and youth who have passion for agriculture
is to diversify the economy from over reliance on
crude oil.
“Before, it used to be about crude oil. Now,
agriculture is a business. In other climes, the
richest people are farmers, and that is why we
need to focus on the benefit we can derive from
agricultural production. CADP was conceptualised
to commercialise agriculture and shift from the hoe
and cutlass farming,” he submitted.
State Project Coordinator, CADP, Mr. Kehinde
Ogunyinka said the space for the first batch of the
trainees was keenly contested by hundreds of
candidates that applied. Of the lot, he said the 55
women and youth were chosen on merit and were
certified to have passion for Agriculture.
He also stressed that CADP is k eying into the state
and federal government’s plan to diversify the
economy.
The Permanent secretary later presented
certificates to the trainees. Each of the graduands
would get seed funding from CADP.
Speaking on behalf of the participants, Jimoh
Nurudeen expressed appreciation to the state
governor, Akinwumi Ambode for his efforts to
revitalise the agriculture sector of the state.