Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, to teach agricultural enterprise to its students to help end poverty and unemployment.
He spoke when he visited the university in company of its founder, Bishop David Oyedepo.
The University, inauguration on March 21, 2011, has a mandate to drive a agrarian revolution through its undergraduate programmes in the Colleges of Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, Sciences, Business and Social Sciences.
The former president said product development, innovative use of equipment, and food production are some aspects of agricultural enterprise the university can focus on.
In a statement by the university, Obasanjo was quoted as saying that the challenge of unemployment can be addressed through agribusiness.
After a tour of the university, Obasanjo was quoted as saying: “I am most impressed with the overall commitment of the proprietor to agric-business and the enthusiasm of the farm director and staff. In totality, it is exemplary and worthy of emulation.
“The University has the basic requirement to turn out engineers. I think our emphasis should be on Science, Technology or Science, Engineering but I will always add innovation because it is not every time we can invent, but we can improve on what already exists and that is where innovation comes in. The University is really doing well.”
The university has 23 agriculture-related programmes such as Agric Extension and Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, Soil Science, Crop Science, Agric and Biosystems Engineering, among other engineering courses.
The Living Faith Commission Worldwide is said to have made available accessible loans to the tune of N1billion to graduates who have interest in embarking on agriculture entrepreneurship.
No comments:
Post a Comment