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Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal has said the state is set to host the 2019 Seafood Festival on Sunday with a view to projecting the aquaculture and seafood potentials of the state to both the local and international markets.
Lawal, who said this on Monday at a news conference to announce this year’s festival organised by the state government, in collaboration with Sirocco Productions Limited, noted that the festival would also project the state’s diverse seafood resources and bring to the fore its immense potentials and inherent investment opportunities.
The Commissioner explained that the Festival which has been themed “Celebrating the Seafood Diversity of Lagos State” would also feature various local and exotic seafood dishes for the enjoyment of all guests and participants just has he assured that preparations have been concluded to ensure that the festival is a huge success.
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“As you are well aware, Lagos State is an aquatic state with a coastline of about 180km along the Atlantic Ocean and a vast network of lagoons, creeks, rivers and estuaries, which accounts for 22% of its 3,577 KM2 land area and has fishing and supporting activities as the predominant occupation of the people living in the coastal and estuarine areas of the State.
“Thus, the state government is organising the 2019 Lagos Seafood Festival scheduled to hold at the Muri OkunolaPark, Victoria Island on Sunday, 22nd December, 2019. The aim is to showcase Lagos State aquaculture and seafood potentials to the local and international markets as well as stimulate the growth of entertainment and tourism in the State,” the Commissioner noted.
He pointed out that with a population of over 22 million persons, the State requires at least 374,000 tonnes of fish per annum compared to a domestic fish production of 155,262 tonnes per annum adding that it is also anticipated that this gap will widen as the State Government’s vision of making the State a 21st Century Economy is fully achieved.
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