IITA, Kwara Poly Partner in Fabrication of Farm Tools

Date: 2017-06-29

The management of the Institute of International Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Oyo state and Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin have concluded arrangement to partner on the adoption of 14 modern fabricated farm tools from the institution so as to boost food production in the country.

Among the adopted fabricated tools include solar driers, battery-operated boom sprayers, portable mobile cold storage maize planters, mowers, cassava harvesters and honey extractors.

Others are plantain chips pulverizers, locust beans diluters, pedal threshers, cassava friers, briquetting machines, bio-mass dryers (using briquettes) and evaporating coolers (for fruit and vegetables)?.

The Director of Mechanisation of IITA, Dr. Peter Kolawole disclosed this in Ilorin yesterday during the visit of the management of the institute to the mini-campus of the polytechnic located at Adewole area, Ilorin, the state capital.

He said that the visit of the Institute to the polytechnic was to explore its available technology as part of move to improve farm yields in the country.

Kolawole also lamented the bad finishing of machines being imported to Nigeria for farmers and other part of African countries.

He, however, noted that the Africa Union has resolved and introduced Transformation of Africa Agricultural Technology (TAAT), to drive the African farmers from the use of hoes and cutlasses, but rather empower technical technological Institutions in Africa to fabricate tools for farmers.

The Director further said that the TAAT scheme will encourage Africans to engage in agricultural exercise regardless of their various professions.

Earlier, the Rector of the Polytechnic, Alhaji Mas'ud Elelu said that, the Nigeria economic problem can only be solved through agriculture which 80% of it revolves around Engineering and Technological Development.

Elelu who was represented by the Deputy Rector (Academics), Yekeen Oyebode said, ?that, this zeal would only be achieved with the support from various agricultural institutes like IITA.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bayo Onimago     Innocent Okoye     Aliyu Muyideen     AGILE Programme     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Bolaji Nagode     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Borgu     Air Peace     Niyi Osundare     Makama     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     General Hospital, Ilorin     All Peoples Party     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Quran     Saka Isau     Senate Presidency     Kwara Polytechnic     Opobiyi     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Donatus Ejidike     UNILORIN Alumni Association     University Road     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Kolade Solagberu     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Olabanji Orilonishe     Rasheed Jimoh     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Kwara 2023     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Valsolar     Femi Agbaje     Hijab     TETFUND     Bola Shagaya     Voices Of Tomorrow     Omu Aran     Bashir Badawi     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Sunday Popo-Ola     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Awodun     Harafat E. Mukadam     Esuwoye     Hassanat Bello     The Herald     Mohammed Haruna     A.E. Afolabi     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Folaranmi Aro     Eghe Igbinehi     Moses Salami     Saka Onimago     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Transition Implementation Committee     Maryam A. Garuba     Durbar Festival     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Dumagi     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Mahe Abdulkadir     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Ilorin South     Baba Issa     Ahmed     Kwara State Government     Omotoso Musa     Yakubu Gobir     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Mazars Consulting    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Azeez Bello     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Idowu Aremu     IsDB     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Awoye     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Kwara State Polytechnic     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Wale Oladepo     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Olaoye B. Felix     Damilola Yusuf     Edu     Amada Jidda     Al-Ilory     Hajj     Tanke     ER-KANG Mining     Tosho Yaqub     Tayo Alao     Bibire Ajape     Asa LGEA School     MATTA Girls Foundation     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Zara Umar     Hassan Oyeleke     Durbar Festival     Kayode Ogunlowo     Sulyman Tejidini     Igbomina     Ahmed Alhasssan     Doyin Group     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Law School Scholarship     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     John Dara     Yakub Ali-Agan     Rotimi Oyedepo     Moses Rahman Popoola     Amoyo     Cassava Growers\' Association     Amusa Bello     ANCOPPS     Ilorin Curfew     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Wole Oke     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     S.O. Opowoye     Bond     Benin Republic     Sunday Otokiti     Aliyu Adebayo     Women Radio     Yakub Lai Gobir     Bello Oyebanji     Saduki Lafiagi     Isiaka Yusuf     Ilorin Muslim Community     George Funsho Adebayo     Aliyu Alhassan     Rafiu Ajakaye     Sobi     Deji Ajani     Moses Adekanye     Lawal Jimoh     Segun Ogunsola     Kale Belgore     Kwara State Football Association     Elections     Kwara State Governor     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Ajakaye     Charcoal     Principal Private Secretary