From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL) has partnered with the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) in the promotion and production of indigenous food to complement governments effort on food security in Nigeria.
This was made known when a delegation from the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria visited the Institution at Lapai on resource inspection of facilities that will actualize the development.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Abu Kasim Adamu has affirmed that the collaboration would go along way to strengthen research between the University and the Council.
He said as an Institution with global research winners, and which is deeply engaged in researches, IBB University, Lapai is ready for the collaboration.
Represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration, Professor Hassan Ibrahim assured the delegation that the Institution has qualified researchers that could produce the manpower for promotion and production of indigenous food in the country.
Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Professor Bello Zaki Abubakar, who represented the Executive Secretary, Professor Garba Hamidu Sharubu, disclosed that the Council was around to see to the possibility of a collaboration with the University on the production of indigenous food, hence the resource verification exercise.
