The Australian government has expressed its readiness to help Nigeria’s growth in the agriculture sector by giving scholarships to postgraduate students who were interested in studying agriculture-related courses.
The Australian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Jonathan Richardson, said this while expressing the willingness of the country to partner with the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, in the areas of Agriculture and Mining during his one-day official visit to the institution.
A press release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, stated that the Ambassador emphasised the importance of agriculture to the economic development of Nigeria.
He noted that the 1,240 hectares of land on which the teaching and research farm sits could be used for the implementation of mechanised farming that would further boost food production.
He commended the university management for having a curriculum that made it compulsory for the part four students of the Faculty of Agriculture to be on the farm.
