By Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal
The Lagos State Government has renewed its call for intensified agricultural research as a strategy to combat food insecurity and address the growing challenges faced by farmers across the South-West region.
The appeal was made at a meeting of the Steering Committee of the South-West Research Extension Farmers Input Linkage Systems (REFILS), convened by the Lagos Agricultural Development Authority at the Lagos State Agriculture Cooperative, Oko-Oba, Agege.
Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Mrs. Abisola Olusanya, represented by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Emmanuel Audu, said the two-day gathering was organised to review achievements recorded in 2025 and assess ongoing research and extension activities across all South-West zones.
She emphasised that “knowledge remains central to developing policies, driving programmes, and ensuring sustainable agricultural growth and empowerment.”
Executive Director of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Prof. Gabriel Oluwatosin, said the meeting was aimed at scaling up efforts to ensure research outputs are practical, relevant, and adaptable to farmers’ current needs.
The session brought together key stakeholders from the six South-West states, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, and Ekiti, alongside representatives from research institutes, agricultural development programmes, universities, and policymakers.
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