To further strengthen and promote government’s efforts on food security, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai and Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria are to collaborate on the promotion of indigenous food in Nigeria.

This was made known when a delegation from the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria visited the University on resource inspection of facilities that will actualize the development.

Welcoming the delegation, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abu Kasim Adamu, represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration, Professor Hassan Ibrahim affirmed that the collaboration would go along way to strengthen research between the University and the Council.

He said as an Institution with global research winners, and which is deeply engaged in researches, IBB University, Lapai is ready for the collaboration.

The Vice Chancellor assured the delegation that the Institution has qualified researchers that could produce the manpower for indigenous food in the country.

Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Professor Bello Zaki Abubakar, who represented the Executive Secretary, Professor Garba Hamidu Sharubu, disclosed that the Council was around to see to the possibility of a collaboration with the University on indigenous food, hence the resource verification exercise.

He said it was necessary to see facilities in the University, especially manpower and other Agricultural inputs before going into the agreement.

He assured that a memorandum of Understanding would be signed immediately the Council was satisfied with the readiness of the University.

Researchers in the University who spoke on the development were optimistic that the end result would be beneficial to all.

They observed that the State is blessed with a lot of land for Agricultural activities, adding that enough indigenous food would be grown to feed the nation.

In closing remarks, the Registrar, Alhaji Idris Saleh Kusherki noted that the research collaboration would surely help out an end to search for indigenous food, especially for travellers.

He wished the delegation a happy and successful stay on the campus.

Places visited on campus by the delegation are, Directorate of Research and Development (R&D), Centre for Applied Sciences and Technology Research (CASTER), and Departments in the Faculty of Agriculture.

Others are Pilot Plant Facilities and the University Farms.