The Centre for Rural Development (CERUD)
CERUD –Lagos State Government parastatal and research organization under the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs, and Rural Development.
Empowerment Tools
Provides participants with practical startup tools—such as mobile fish ponds, fish nets, smoking kilns, feed, and agricultural/catering equipment—alongside mentorship and follow-up support.
Agriculture & Aquaculture
Regularly trains youth, women, and farmers across the state's five divisions in fish farming, apiculture (honey production), livestock management, and modern agricultural techniques.
About us
CERUD
- Rural Transformation: Aims to improve the living conditions of rural dwellers, reduce unemployment, foster socio-economic development, and transform rural communities into semi-urban centers.
- Social Infrastructure: Coordinates the provision of rural amenities, such as rural road construction and community electricity/transformer installations.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive data bank on human resources, economic activities, and socio-cultural conditions of all the rural communities in Lagos State.
- Catalyze the rapid development of existing craft industries and the establishment of industries based on appropriate technology in the rural areas.
- Develop informal but practical education programmes for promoting productive activities;
- Develop health and nutrition education programmes for rural communities and train community-based personnel for effective propagation of health-related programmes.
- Assist in bringing about among rural dwellers the awareness of their civic rights and social responsibilities and the respective ways of exercising and discharging them.
- Devise and implement other programmes aimed at improving the quality of life in the rural areas of Lagos State.
- Render consultancy services to organs of the Federal and State Government as well as international agencies that formulate and execute rural development programmes and policies.
The Centre for Rural Development was created through an enabling law as a parastatal organization with mandates to develop action plans and programmes that will facilitate sustainable socio-economic transformation of the rural communities in Lagos State.
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Our Services
CERUD's to design and executive programs and projects that will uplift rural communities in the State.
Training
Supporting the farmers
Why Us
Our Commitment to Excellence
Human Capacity Development:
These human capacity development programmes were aimed at reducing unemployment, making the youths self-reliant, promoting a safe environment, mitigating rural-urban drift, and making life more comfortable for the rural dwellers in Lagos state
Rural Electrification
The Centre also undertook direct infrastructural interventions through the procurement and installation of transformers in ten (10) beneficiary communities, as well as the provision and installation of stand-alone solar-powered street lights in twenty-three (23) communities across the rural divisions of Lagos State. These interventions have significantly improved the socio-economic wellbeing of rural communities by enhancing access to electricity, stimulating nightlife activities, and contributing to the reduction of crime and criminality in rural areas.
Construction of a Green House facility:
A 24m x 8m greenhouse facility was constructed by the Centre to enhance agricultural productivity, promote food security, and contribute to the reduction of hunger and poverty among the populace, and it is located within CERUD project complex in Igbodu Epe, Lagos
