Kwara Partners America's Cornell University for Agriculture Master Plan

Date: 2012-02-15

The Kwara State is partnering with Cornell University, New York to launch a 5-year Master plan for the state's agricultural modernisation which will form the basis of the administration's plan to drive economic development using its strength in agriculture. In preparation for the launch, a team of Professor's from the University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences arrives Ilorin, the state capital, next weekend, to finalise details with the state government. Based on collaboration between Bridge Education and Technology Institute, a US Based consultancy and the state government, the plan is designed by the Cornell Professors and a number of renowned Nigerian counterparts.

Making the announcement in Ilorin, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed said the masterplan outlines strategies to improve the state's agricultural and agro-industry infrastructure, harness the state's agricultural endowment through the application of science and technology to the agricultural processes. It also aims to raise the state's agricultural output to enhance economic, food and nutritional security of the people of Kwara State and of Nigeria as well as build on the previous administration's successes in agriculture. Continuing, Ahmed said the masterplan also forms the main plank of his strategy to leverage on the state's growing reputation for commercial agriculture and agro-allied businesses
.
Governor Ahmed said that the master plan is also designed to create global opportunities for Kwara's agricultural products and evolve an enabling environment to attract high impact foreign and local investors and entrepreneurs to the state. Reiterating his belief in the potential of agriculture to accelerate the state's and indeed Nigeria's growth, Ahmed said the launch of the master plan will set the state firmly on the path of accelerated development as it will create jobs, ensure food security and generate revenue for the state as well as provide inputs for industries and agro-allied businesses.
The Agriculture masterplan is coming barely weeks after the Ahmed administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Valsolar Consortium of Spain for a N70 billion rice cultivation, processing and packaging project in the state, which the government asserts will create 12000 jobs over the value chain.

By Dr. Femi Akorede

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Mutawali     April 11     Femtech     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Nupe     Jalala     Tafidan Kaiama     Baboko     Henry Olaosebikan     UNILORIN Alumni     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Towoju     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Ahmed Alhasssan     Kayode Issa     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Oniye     Mary Arinde     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Sabo-Oke     Tunji Arosanyin     Kwara State Fire Service     Elekoyangan     08001000100     Kumbi Titiloye     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Durosinlohun Kawu     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Emmanuel Bello     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Gabriel Fashanu     Oluwatoyin Lukman     TESCOM     KWACOBPA     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Oke-Odo     Idowu Laro     Kayode Ishola     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     All Peoples Party     Shuaib Olarongbe     Adebayo Salami     Salihu Yahaya     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Sarakite     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Ayinde Oki     Olaosebikan     Lukman Adeloyin     Abdulwahab Ololele     Baba Issa Awoye     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Kolawole Akande     Olatunde Olukoya     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Najim Yaasin     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Yahya Mohammed     Ado Ibrahim     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Falokun-Oja     Kwara Polytechnic     Sabitiyu Grillo     High Court     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Noah Yusuf     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Egbejila     Femi Agbaje    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Shuaib Olarongbe     Ayinke Saka     Atiku Abubakar     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Simeon Ajibola     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Sulyman Tejidini     Kale Ayo     Emir Of Kano     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Yekeen Alabi     Grillo     Aminu Adisa Logun     Nurudeen Mohammed     Simeon Sayomi     Pius Abioje     Moremi High School     Ayo Adeyemi     Kwara State Football Association     Toyin Abdullahi     Bolaji Nagode     Damilola Yusuf     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     David Oyedepo     High Court     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Dan Iya     Nigeria Customs Service     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Prince Bola Ajibola     Umaru Saro     Owo Arugbo     KWSUED     Fareedah Dankaka     Habeeb Saidu     Ubandawaki     Razak Atunwa     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Seed Technologies     Buhari     Tanke     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Ijagbo     Haleeman Salman     Aliyu Salihu     Jawondo     Durosinlohun Atiku     Yusuf A. Usman     Fatimah Abdulkadir     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Post Utme     Chief Of Staff     Alabere     Oladimeji Thompson     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Elerin Of Adanla     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Oke-Kura     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Egbewole     Kwara Apc     IsDB     Mamman Saba Jibril     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Abubakar Lah     IYA YUSUF     Babaloja-General     Kwara State Polytechnic     Ndama Al-hassan     CT Ayeni