Agric university establishes agro mart store

A statement from the university said the agro mart is designed to showcase various products as well as research technology developed to meet farmers’ demands. While commissioning the Agro Mart Shed, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Senator (Dr.) Adeseye Ogunlewe, expressed delight over the different kinds of agricultural products of the university displayed in line […]

A statement from the university said the agro mart is designed to showcase various products as well as research technology developed to meet farmers’ demands.
 While commissioning the Agro Mart Shed, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Senator (Dr.) Adeseye Ogunlewe, expressed delight over the different kinds of agricultural products of the university displayed in line with the policy thrust of the federal government at ensuring that food security was achieved.
Speaking earlier, the Vice-Chancellor and President, Association of African Universities, Professor Olusola Oyewole, said the agricultural products displayed were made possible due to the experience gained by DUFARMS staff that were sponsored by the university to the Songhai Farms in the Republic of Benin last year to understudy and replicate a prototype of the farm in FUNAAB.
He added that the activities of the project would be complemented with the operations of the FUNAAB Radio through the broadcast of information on university farm products to the public, thereby promoting better community interaction and co-operation.
The Acting Director of DUFARMS, Mr. Michael Jaiyeola, appreciated the level of support given by management to the farm, noting that the construction of the Agro Mart Shed was done using various products from the farm with the intention to generate more income for the university and enhance the production process at zero wastage level.
He said the various end products from the farm would include cashew nut, palm oil, garri, cassava flour, yam, cucumber, moringa tree products, pine apple, maize, bush-meat, snail, plantain, banana, tomatoes among others.