Oyo state governor Eng Seyi makinde via his verified Facebook page announced to th people of oyo state that he has signed an agreement with an Isreali university. He further stated that this is in line with policies of his administration to better the fortune of agricultural sector in the state.
The agreement which was signed on Wednesday the 29th day of the month of June comes in time as netizens were making enquiries as regards the situation of things in the agricultural sector which was a major talking point in his manifesto during the electioneering period.
In his words :
This afternoon, as part of our visit to Israel to meet investors and institutions that have shown interest in Oyo State’s agribusiness policies, we signed an agreement of cooperation with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to develop an agribusiness knowledge economy.
The partnership includes scholarship offers, knowledge transfer and exchange programs between the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Oyo State owned Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH).
We also met with Oyo State students at the university.
During the course of our stay in Israel, we have visited 2 kibbutzes (farm settlements) - a dairy farm and another farm which produces lettuce and fish, to see agritech deployment in modern agribusinesses.
He submitted.
