Lagos to produce 1m coconut seedlings in 2022

The Lagos State Coconut Development Authority (LASCODA) says it will produce one million coconut seedlings in conjunction with the private sector in 2022. LASCODA’s General Manager, Mr Dapo Olakulehin , told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that the collaboration would see the agency producing 200,000 seedlings while individual farmers and […]

The Lagos State Coconut Development Authority (LASCODA) says it will produce one million coconut seedlings in conjunction with the private sector in 2022.

LASCODA’s General Manager, Mr Dapo Olakulehin , told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that the collaboration would see the agency producing 200,000 seedlings while individual farmers and others produce 800,000 coconut trees

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He said that the government would later sell the seedlings to farmers across the state at subsidised rate.