Kwara State Polytechnic has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting food security, creating entrepreneurial opportunities, and strengthening practical agricultural education through commercial farming initiatives aimed at tackling hunger.
The institution said its expanded commercial farming programme is designed to equip students with practical agricultural skills, improve food production and boost economic opportunities in the state.
Mohammed Abdul Jimoh, rector of the institution, stated this while addressing journalists during the maiden harvest of 250 tonnes of cassava at the Polytechnic’s commercial farm in Ilorin, the state capital.
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The commercial farm, managed by students and lecturers of the Departments of Agricultural Technology and Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering, serves as a platform for practical training, entrepreneurship, and skills acquisition.
Jimoh disclosed that the institution invested N1.5 million in the purchase of cassava stems, adding that the initiative was designed to
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