Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has approved the establishment of the Faculty of Agriculture for Benue State University, BSU, to complement the Centre for Food Technology and Research, BSU-CEFTER, which was established 10 years ago. This was disclosed on Friday in Makurdi by the Vice Chancellor of BSU, Prof.
Joe Iorapuu, during the 10th anniversary of BSU-CEFTER. BSU-CEFTER is a project funded by the World Bank to address post-harvest management issues and offer postgraduate education. Prof. Iorapuu said the faculty will assist BSU-CEFTER in its food technology innovation, which currently has six mini factories with the capacity to produce quality cassava flour products and tomato paste and fabricate food processing equipment.
'Agriculture can help reduce poverty, raise incomes and improve food security for 80 per cent of the world's poor who live in rural areas and work mainly in farming,' he added. He acknowledged the contributions of former leaders of the university, which paved the way for the project to succeed, adding that the university would sustain the centre even after the World Bank-funded project rounded off.
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