Lagos Boosts Fish Farming Through Cooperatives

The Lagos State Commissioner of Agriculture and cooperatives, Mr Lawal Gbolahan, says the state is working with cooperative societies to assist fish farmers with fishing inputs to boost production.

Gbolahan disclosed this to our correspondent on the sideline of the first Seafood Festival in Lagos on Saturday.

He said that fishermen in the state had boosted their productivity since the state government began the Input Service Delivery Programme.

The commissioner said the aim of the festival was to provide fish farmers the platform to network and meet with fish processors and increase their income on the long run.

“This festival is to expose our fish farmers to a variety of opportunities in the business they do and to expand their market.

“We have the various processing associations present here; we have the institute of oceanography present here also.

“It is just to give the farmers an opportunity to meet with these people and discuss on how to expand their frontiers,” the commissioner said.

He said that farmers that needed outboard engines would only pay 60 per cent of the cost, while the state government would pay 40 per cent.

“Under the Input Service Delivery Programme, the fisherman will only pay 60 per cent of the total cost of the price of the outboard, while Lagos State will pay