- 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.