Lagos Urban Farming Initiative
Lagos, Nigeria · Operator: Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems
Overview
Lagos State government initiative encouraging urban farming to increase local food production from 20-24% to 40-50% by 2025. Citizens are adopting household gardening to address food security, reduce market dependence, and lower costs.
Citizen participation
Citizen-driven household and community gardens
Operating model
Household food security and subsistence
Impact
Improved food security, reduced market dependence, lower household food costs, and local organic vegetable production
Land tenure
Use of household plots and temporary public spaces
Crops
- vegetables
- leafy greens
Scale
Multiple household and community gardens across Lagos
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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