In the South West Zone, our picks are Afe Babalola University of Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Ekiti State. The other three are Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State; University of Ibadan, Oyo State; and Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State.
ABUAD Farms includes 110,000 mango trees, 500,000 teak trees, 500,000 melaina trees, 600,000 moringa trees and 600 fish ponds., all worked by dozens of hands-on personnel. Its moringa factory produces soap, body cream and capsule (to mention just three), from the “miracle plant”; a mango-processing unit makes mango chips, and has its eyes on the export market; an equally busy feed mill serves the needs of the farm’s livestock and as well as those outside it. Chief Afe Babalola, the octogenarian founder of the school said, “We have the biggest university agricultural enterprise in Africa.”
We shall be honouring these four universities with the NIGERIAN AGRIBUSINESS UNIVERSITY AWARDS at the forthcoming 1st Nigeria Food Surplus Summit, slated for November 20-22, 2024 in Abuja, FCT. Four other universities from the other five zones of the country will be similarly honoured and celebrated at the event.
The annual Nigeria Food Surplus Summit is the central pillar of a 10 years nationwide advocacy that started in June 2024, aimed at helping Nigeria to successfully transition from a net importer of food and agricultural products and services to a net exporter of them.
Download the event participation brochure from www.alfordevents.com to read more about this event coming up in the next two months. To sign up as a summit partner, sponsor, exhibitor, speaker, delegate, etc, please contact our hotline & Whatsapp +2348030635853.
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