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.

Adedeji Onimago     Imam Gambari     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Jimoh Bashir     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Yekeen Alabi     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Eghe Igbinehin     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Sai Kayi     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Kwara South     Memunat Monsuma     College Of Health     REO CAKES     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Abatemi Usman     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Balogun-Ojomu     Rueben Parejo     Kolawole Akande     Fatai Olodo     Shagari     John Olobayo     Sam Okaula     Mutawalle     Sam Onile     Segun Ogunsola     Sanitation Exercise     Yakubu Dogara     FERMA     Earlyon Technologies     Revenue Court     Kola Ologbondiyan     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Christopher Odetunde     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Kisra     Elerinjare     VADA     Bolakale Saka     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Ahmad Belgore     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Anilelerin     Tinubu Legacy Forum     TESCOM     Henry Makinwa     Olofa Of Offa     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Adamu Attah     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Dairo Kunle Paul     Bola Olukoju     Ilorin Central Mosque     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Galadima     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Roheemat Hammed     Jumoke F. Ajao     Bursary     Moshood Mustapha     Gbemisola Saraki     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Crystal Corner Shops     Moses Salami     Abubakar Ndakene     Adegoke Bamidele     Sulyman Tejidini     PAACO-PCL Consortium     COVID     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     First Lady    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Okanlawon Musa     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Ilorin South     Paul Olawoore     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     ENetSuD     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Gwanara     Owo Isowo     Elewu     Ganmo     Oyedun Juliana Funke     UNILORIN Alumni     Monthly Sanitation     New Model Police Station     MMWG     Olomu     Alaro     Pakata Patriots     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     CCB     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Atunwa     Muhammadu Buhari     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Kayode Zubair     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Ibrahim Abiodun     Oyin-Zubair     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Dele Belgore     Yusuf Lawal     Mamman Saba Jibril     University Road     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     AbdulRauf Keji     3MTT     Taofeek Sanusi     Sulyman Buhari     Onilu     Funmilayo Oniwa     Musa Alhassan Buge     Lawal Jimoh     Lateef Fagbemi     Ahmad Lawan     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Femi Gbajabiamila     Kunle Akogun     Saraki     Vasolar Consultoria     Ariyo     Ahmed \'Lateef     College Of Health     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Saadu Alanamu     Arandun     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Omotosho     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Amusement Park     Plat Technologies Limited     Oniye     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Adekunle David Dunmade     Rapheal Ashaolu     Adebara     Wasiu Onidugbe     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Bolakale Ayo     Budo-Egba     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Joseph Offorjama