Smallholder fish farmers in Lagos State have received twenty Smoking Kilns through a partnership programme between the Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority, LSADA, and the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation, BATNF.
Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya explained that partnership is not only to provide agricultural productive assets to selected beneficiaries to boost their production and increase their income, but also to train fish farmers on best global practices.
Olusanya, who was represented by the Director Agric Business, Aramide Gansallo spoke at the closing ceremony of a three-day Capacity building workshop with the theme; “Fingerling to Fork” which was organised with a focus on agriculture research and provision of various production and technologies to farmers.
In his remarks, the General Manager of BATNF, Odunsanya Dare, commended the Lagos State Government for its continued support of the socio-economic and agricultural development of smallholder farmers in the State.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Olatokunbo Emokpae who was represented by the Director of Fishery, Osunkoya Daisi, congratulated the beneficiaries, urging them to make good use of the facilities to better their standard of living.
Blacktalker reports that the donation/ training took place within the premises of Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority at Oko-Oba , Agege Motor Road.