Food Production: 200 Lagos Farmers Get Grants, Starter Packs

A total of 200 farmers in Lagos State have been awarded ₦200,000 grants along with essential farming inputs to improve their productivity under the women and youth category of the Renewed Hope Initiative Agricultural Support Programme.

The wife of Lagos State governor and state coordinator of the Renewed Hope Initiative, Dr. Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, disclosed this at the launch of the 2025 Lagos Chapter of the Renewed Hope Initiative- Agricultural Support Programme (RHI-ASP) for residents across the state.

Mrs Sanwo-Olu who addressed beneficiaries of the 2025 edition of the RHI Agricultural Support Programme at Lagos House, Ikeja said the initiative birthed by the visionary leadership of the First Lady of Nigeria and chairman, Renewed Hope Initiative, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu (CON) is poised to further boost the nation’s food security, thereby encouraging women, youths and the younger generation to embrace home gardening.

She explained that the RHI-ASP Initiative comprises four core project components, including the Women Agricultural Support Program (WASP), the Youth Agricultural Support Program (YASP), Every Home a Garden (EHAG), and the Young Farmers Club (YFC).

She informed that the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, in partnership with the Renewed Hope Initiative, has provided each State with N60,000,000.

According to her, 60 participants under the Every Home a Garden initiative received ₦100,000 to support backyard farming activities, adding that the beneficiaries were selected through an online registration process covering the three senatorial districts of the state.

She also announced the enrollment of over 120 students into the second phase of the Young Farmers Club (YFC 2.0), with five students each drawn from junior and senior secondary schools across the state’s six educational districts.

Earlier, the Chairman, Office of the First Lady, Lagos State Farmers Committee, Mr. Ayo Afuwape, explained that the First Lady of Nigeria and the wife of the Lagos State governor have consistently believed that agriculture remains an enduring solution to some socio-economic challenges.

He added that several success stories and thriving businesses have emanated from previous editions of the programme.