The Lagos State Government has said its partnership with Niger State is to boost rice production.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Dr ROTIMI FASHOLA said the government, through its Rice Mill Initiative, was partnering with different states in Nigeria to sustain the availability of paddy production and enhance productivity.

The state Commissioner for Agriculture, ABISOLA OLUSANYA, also said the government would launch 50 meat vans at Oko-Oba Abbatoir and also launch the Lagos Last Mile Meat Shops.

According to OLUSANYA, the Lagos State government remained committed to creating an organised food system and value chain destination and it was working around its five-year Agricultural and Food Systems Roadmap as well as the Food Security Systems Policy Document.

She said the unveiling of Lagos Last Mile Meat shops and utilisation of new vans would ensure the availability of meat for residents, create market access, and curb the illegality in the transportation of meat across the state.