Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja
The Federal Government on Tuesday said it would soon phase out social
sciences from the academic programmes of federal universities of
agriculture in the country.
It also directed governing councils of these universities to ensure that
all 200 Level to final year students undergoing courses in agricultural
related disciplines own a farm each.
It directed members of the governing councils of the universities to
make it mandatory that graduation from any of the agricultural based
institutions should be based on 60 per cent of practical work and 40 per
cent theory.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh,
gave these directives to the governing council members of the federal
universities at a meeting that was held in his office in Abuja.
He said, “The new agenda enjoins you to be more innovative and
enterprising. In the new dispensation, every undergraduate must, and I
repeat, must own a farm on campus from 200 Level. Graduation should be
based on 60 per cent on practice and 40 per cent theory.
“We are training high level young farmers who, even before graduating,
should have started earning a living. We should be training graduates
who should be going straight into production, with credit support from
their Alma-Mata, produce chicken, eggs, goats, milk, set up meat
laboratories, bake bread and above all produce and sell large quantities
of high quality hybrid seeds.”
He told his guests that “to achieve these milestones, you must find
vice-chancellors who can drive the new agenda consistently and
passionately. We will support you.”
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