- The Vice-Chancellor Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Kolawole Salako, as part of his effort to promote productivity and enhance efficiency, has handed over some state of the art mechanised farming equipment to relevant units and college in the university.
he Vice-Chancellor Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Kolawole Salako, as part of his effort to promote productivity and enhance efficiency, has handed over some state of the art mechanised farming equipment to relevant units and college in the university.
Some of the equipment are: mobile seed processing unit, boom sprayers, fertilizer spreaders, rigger, harrows, plough, cassava harvester and a crane loader.
The equipment was handed over to the College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT), Directorate of University Farms (DUFARMS) and the Community Based Farming Scheme (COBFAS).
Professor Salako, while speaking during the handing over of the equipment to the farms revealed that the Mobile Seed Processing Unit equipment was acquired with the support of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture.
According to him, “being under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, this is one of the good things we are enjoying in terms of capital fund, and we have dedicated money to the purchase of this Mobile Seed Processing Unit due to the request from the Department of Plant Breeding and Seed Technology. I am only hoping we use all these things efficiently and effectively,” he said.
The Vice Chancellor, who directed that the equipment should be put to use as soon as possible revealed that experts will be contacted to assemble the equipment for use.
Handing over the equipment to the Dean, COLPLANT, Professor Mufutau Atayese, the Vice-Chancellor said: “COLPLANT would oversee the equipment and also be ready to make it available to those who need it without compromising on security,”
He also handed over Boom sprayers, Fertilizer spreaders, Rigger, Harrows, Plough and Cassava Harvester to the Director, DUFARMS, Joseph Olobashola and Director, COBFAS, Professor Sunday Adigbo with a charge that the equipment be put to good use.
Responding, Professor Atayese, Dean COLPLANT, appreciated the University Management for the support in acquiring all the equipment.
According to him, “on behalf of the Department we assure the Vice-Chancellor and the management that it will be used effectively and not misused. Also, its mobile and we will look at the probability of making some money with the permission of the Management because we may have people who need it from outside the system, so we can hire it out”.
