Kwara State Polytechnic Reaps Success with 25 Tonnes of Maize Harvest
According to a news report from Punch, the Kwara State Polytechnic has successfully harvested 25 tonnes of maize from its farm, with an estimated value of N30 million based on a market survey.
This bountiful harvest represents approximately 10 per cent of the maize supply that enters one of Ilorin's grain markets at Ago daily.
Dr Abdul-Jimoh Mohammed, the Rector of the institution, shared the achievement and recounted how the polytechnic transformed its land encroachment issue into an opportunity. He also anticipated that the farm's cassava yield would amount to an estimated 180 tonnes when harvested later in the year.
“Today, we are harvesting our first farm produce and I believe it necessary to make it public.
“It's our response to the challenge by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to maximise the potential of the institutions and we intend to sustain the process,” he said.
Speaking during the harvest of the farm yields on Thursday, Mohammed said “With the effort of the management and support of the Ministry of Tertiary Institutions, we have been able to reduce the level of encroachment through the farming initiative.
“We began by engaging in commercial farming. We deploy this initiative to reduce the vacant land, discourage encroachment and make food available and affordable to members of the polytechnic communities and Kwarans.
“We started by cultivating 20 hectares, although we initially cleared 10 hectares and another 10 hectares later with the planting of cassava and maize and we will also plant soybeans towards the end of the rainy season, as advised.
“Come next rainy season, the management is planning to cultivate another 20 hectares and we are also considering leasing spaces for farming to interested members of the public.
“Although we are still working on the modality for this arrangement, the management will forward whatever modality we agreed on to the governor who has been encouraging us on this initiative through our supervising ministry.”
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
QuickWin Ahmad Uthman Paul Odama Ilorin Emirate Staff Association Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship Oluronke Adeyemi GGDSS Pakata Ajibola Saliu Ajia Kumbi Titilope Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Ladi Hassan CACOVID Palliatives Apaokagi Ndama Al-hassan Madawaki Of Ilorin Samari Ishak Mohammed Sabi Baaziki Sulaiman Abdulmajeed Abdullahi Olupako Of Share Yusuf Amuda Aluko Suleiman Mora Omar Awili Pedro Lawal Olohungbebe Pacify Labs Yakub Ali-Agan Marufat Oladosu Bibire Ajape Chief Imam Of Lafiagi Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa JUSUN Jalala Salihu Ajia Alanamu Emmanuel Bello Okin Group Tsaragi/Share Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Saad Omo\'ya Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa Aliyu Sabi Kwara Liberation Group Presidential Election Ayegbeni Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani Mohammed Lawal Bagega Bolaji Aladie Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen Suleiman Alege Kuranga Yahya Mohammed Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria Illyasu Abdullahi Adamu B. Yaqubu Maryam Ado Bayero Mahmud Ayinla Giwa Folashade Omoniyi Agboola Abdulraheem Musbau A. Akanji Valsolar Ajakaye NNPP Bayer AG Umar Gunu Undergraduate Bursary Mazars Consulting Jaigbade Alao David Oyepinola Adedumoye Babatunde Idiagbon Budo Egba Maja Abdulraheem Yusuf Share/Tsaragi Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah Yusuf Badmus Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists CBT Durbar

