Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Audu Ogbeh has challenged the three Universities of Agriculture and other specialised tertiary institutions teaching agriculture to rise up to their responsibilities of producing practical farmers that would boost food production in the country.
He said that the agricultural sector cannot thrive without their contributions.
The Universities of Agriculture are the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State and the University of Agriculture, Makurdi.
Ogbeh who spoke as the Guest Lecturer at the 23rd, 24th and 25th combine Convocation ceremony lecture of FUNAAB, insisted that the universities hold the key to eradicating hunger in the country and ensuring food…
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