The Lagos State Government says it will launch the first phase of the Lagos Central Food Security Systems and Logistics Hub before the end of 2026 to strengthen food security and improve agricultural distribution across the state.
The Commissioner for Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems, Ms Abisola Olusanya, disclosed this on Friday in Lagos during the ministry’s annual ministerial news briefing.
Olusanya said the state was transforming agriculture from a traditional production-based sector into a modern and integrated food systems economy.
According to her, the administration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu has adopted a comprehensive approach to food security that covers production, transportation, storage, processing, marketing and household access to affordable and nutritious food.
“Food security goes beyond production. It means 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 said.
Olusanya said the state was investing in infrastructure, improving market systems, expanding rural connectivity and empowering young people to participate in agribusiness.
She said the immediate priorities of the ministry included the commissioning of the food security and logistics hub, expansion of mid-level food hubs and scaling up of the Produce for Lagos Programme.
Other priorities, she said, include activation of the N500 billion Offtake Guarantee Fund, implementation of priority rural roads under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, completion of the Lagos Aquaculture Centre of Excellence and expansion of youth-led agribusiness initiatives.
Olusanya said the state remained committed to ensuring that food was available, affordable, safe and nutritious, while creating jobs and attracting private investment into agriculture.
She said the government’s strategy was anchored 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 said Lagos offered significant investment opportunities in aquaculture, poultry, livestock, rice, coconut, horticulture, feed production, processing, packaging, cold chain, logistics, mechanisation, greenhouse farming, digital agriculture and food retail.
“Lagos remains one of the strongest agribusiness investment destinations in Africa, with the population, market size, infrastructure and policy support needed to sustain large-scale food systems investment,” 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 said.
