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Farming
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus
Ilorin (Malete), April 6, 2017 (NAN) The Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has directed its College of Agriculture to facilitate clearing and allocation of land to all students interested in farming.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. AbdulRasheed Na’Allah, gave the directive on Thursday during his visit to the college as part of his tour of the colleges in the university.
Na’Allah also asked the college to collaborate with the Department of Works and Physical Planning to commence the project in earnest.
He said the initiative was aimed at encouraging students, regardless of academic disciplines, to tap into opportunities abound in the agriculture sector.
“Announce to the whole campus, students that want to farm, let us give them a little plot and allow them to farm.
”If it is the Cooperative Society that is interested in agriculture, let us see where it can put it money.
”Let us also see who outside the University wants to collaborate with us in making some of these things possible, “Na’Allah said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kwara Government on Tuesday, inaugurated the construction of Ilesha-Baruba Campus of the University in Baruten Local Government Area of the State.
The management of the institution said once completed, the campus would house the College of Agriculture to actualise the original vision of the University.(NAN)
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Edited by Remi Koleoso/Dada Ahmed