Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, Thursday disclosed that the institution would adopt five secondary schools in Ibadan with the aim of improving their quality of education.
Olayinka said this at a training organised by West Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD) in collaboration with Cat Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFAN), Oyo State chapter held in Ibadan.
According to him, the desire was to contribute to the development of the society and surrounding communities as the UI wished to be the best, making its immediate environment to benefit from it.
“The training is part of the university’s vision to impact the society. I will continue to support any programme that will impact positively on the lives of the people,” he said.
The Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, UI, Prof. Eustace Iyayi, said agriculture programmes should be strengthened now that the country was set to diversify the economy, emphasising that value addition was good in production to create more market and income for farmers.
