Landmark University is fighting hunger through agriculture, says VC

Prof. Aize Obayan, Vice-Chancellor, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara, on Wednesday said that the institution was fighting hunger, not just in Nigeria but in Africa, through its involvement in agriculture.

This is contained in a statement signed by the university’s Head, Corporate and Public Affairs, Mrs Ngozi Osueke, which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

It said that the university, established by the Living Faith Church Commission worldwide, was inaugurated in March 2011 for full commencement of academic operations.

It said that the institution had the mandate to drive an agrarian revolution through its undergraduate programmes in the Colleges of Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, Science, Business and others respectively.

According to the statement, agriculture is the way to go, if the country's youth and the nation as a whole would embrace it, and pay attention to it.

It said that the future of Africa and Nigeria lay in Agribusiness, saying that the proprietor was deeply committed to agric-business.

``This university has the basic requirement to turn out engineers for tomorrow's Nigeria, and I think our emphasis should be on science, technology or engineering.

``I will always add innovation because it is not every time we can invent, but improve on what already exists, and that is where innovation comes in.

``It is interesting to know that the university, despite her age, has all her 23 programmes, which are Agric Extension & Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, Soil Science, Crop Science and others, accredited by the National Universities Commission and other relevant professional bodies,’’ it added. (NAN)