Lagos flags off food security systems, logistics hub

The Lagos State Government has flagged off the construction of what will be the largest Food Security Systems and Central Logistics Park in sub-Saharan Africa.

The groundbreaking ceremony was performed on Wednesday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the site of the facility being built on 1.2 million square metres of land in Ketu-Ereyun, Epe.

The establishment of the food park is a component of an audacious five-year Agricultural and Food Systems Road Map (2021–2025) launched in 2021 by the Sanwo-Olu administration to enhance food sufficiency in Lagos.

To create wealth for over 5 million traders, guarantee food supplies to over 10 million Lagosians

The central food and logistics hub is expected to create direct wealth for more than five million traders in the agricultural value chain when completed, while also guaranteeing uninterrupted food supplies to more than 10 million Lagosians, at least 90 days, in a period of scarcity.

Sanwo-Olu said the central food hub would guarantee greater returns for farmers and investors in the agro-allied sector, as the facility would cut out several layers of middlemen and facilitate improved access to modern processing and packaging services.