Ogun state government partners international institute of tropical agriculture on agricultural roadmap
The Ogun State Government has concluded arrangements with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, to go into partnership, aimed at providing technological innovations and support to farming and related activities in the various Agricultural Programmes in the State.
Penpushing reports that ,towards this, a four-man team from the Institute on Tuesday paid a facility visit to the Odeda Farm Institute at Odeda Local Government Area of State, to assess facilities.
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina said, the visit was the first point of intervention aimed at preparing the institute as a Centre for youth-focused Agricultural training programmes, adding that International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) will support the State Government in establishing demonstrations farms.
Penpushing further reports that, Odedina said the centre in addition will be use in training of youths/unemployed graduates in the State in various Agribusiness enterprises, stressing that, this is further aimed at enhancing the State’s agenda of job creation and food security through Agriculture.
‘This is a major achievement in fulfilling one of our Agricultural pillars of intervention relating to Strategic Partnership and Collaboration with International Development Agencies with mandates of generating Agricultural technologies and providing support for farming and related activities’.
Penpushing also reports that, the visiting team were led by international agronomy experts Dr Richard Okechukwu and Prof Lateef Sanni; while the host team from the Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture, led by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina, had the Permanent Secretary, Dr Dotun Sorunke and other Management officials of the Ministry in attendance.
