Lagos asks pupils to embrace agriculture
The Lagos State government n Tuesday asked secondary school pupils to grow into a more productive agricultural labour force as adults.
The Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya said this would solve the problem of unemployment and help in the replacement of aging farmers.
Olusanya spoke in Lagos at the School Quiz Competition organized as part of activities marking the Y2020 World Food Day Celebration in Lagos State.
The noted that the competition was aimed at stimulating the pupils’ interest in Agriculture. “I am sure that all the students here are aware of the huge potentials that exists in Nigeria’s agricultural sector and the strategic position of the various stakeholders within the various agricultural value chains.
“Thus, The Ministry of Agriculture, through programmes such as this, intends to encourage the students to grow into a more productive agricultural labour force as adults, thereby solving the problem of unemployment and vacuums being created by the aging farmers as well as mitigating the possible effects of global food crisis”, Olusanya said.
The competition was won by Ansarudeen Senior High School, Surulere, while Miss Mary Aluko of Comprehensive Senior High School, Ketu, Alapere, emerged the overall best student at the competition.