The Lagos State Government has announced plans to launch the first phase of the Lagos Central Food Security Systems and Logistics Hub before the end of 2026 to enhance food security and improve agricultural distribution across the state.
The Commissioner for the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, disclosed this on Friday during the ministry’s annual ministerial news briefing.
Olusanya stated that the state is transforming agriculture from a traditional production-based sector into a modern, integrated food systems economy.
According to her, the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration has adopted a comprehensive approach to food security that includes production, transportation, storage, processing, marketing, and household access to affordable and nutritious food.
“Food security goes beyond production. It involves building a system where food is produced efficiently, transported safely, stored properly, processed competitively, traded transparently, and made accessible to households at stable and affordable prices,” she explained.
Olusanya mentioned that the state is investing in infrastructure, improving market systems, expanding rural connectivity, and empowering young people to participate in agribusiness.
She highlighted that the immediate priorities include commissioning the food security and logistics hub, expanding mid-level food hubs, and scaling up the Produce for Lagos Programme.
Other priorities involve activating the N500 billion Offtake Guarantee Fund, implementing rural roads under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, completing the Lagos Aquaculture Centre of Excellence, and expanding youth-led agribusiness initiatives.
Olusanya reaffirmed the state’s commitment to ensuring food is available, affordable, safe, and nutritious, while also creating jobs and attracting private investment into agriculture.
She explained that the government’s strategy is built on four pillars: strengthening domestic production, deepening partnerships with food-producing states, building storage and logistics infrastructure, and transforming market systems for efficient food distribution.
The commissioner also highlighted investment opportunities in aquaculture, poultry, livestock, rice, coconut, horticulture, feed production, processing, packaging, cold chain, logistics, mechanization, greenhouse farming, digital agriculture, and food retail.
“Lagos remains one of the most attractive destinations for agribusiness investment in Africa, with the population, market size, infrastructure, and policy support needed to sustain large-scale food systems,” she said.
Olusanya called on private sector operators, financial institutions, development partners, technology providers, and logistics companies to partner with the state.
“The opportunity is clear, the market is ready, the structure is being built, and the demand is guaranteed,” she concluded.
