Moh Bello Habib
The Division of Agricultural Colleges, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, and an
America-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development to improve the college’s organisational performance.
Speaking at the occasion held recently at the College Auditorium, the Provost of the College, Dr Aliyu Sa’id, the collaboration would improve the students’ performance in such way that they would become more employable in labour market and be self-employed as well in order to address the problem of unemployment in the country.
“Agriculture is contributing a lot in the fight against unemployment in the country,” he said.
According to him, his college has over the years played a significant role in the nation’s development by training middle manpower in agricultural extension and management.
Sa’id said the college’s contribution in Northern part of the country led to the establishment of annex campuses in Kaduna, Kabba in Kogi state and Bakura in Zamfara state.
He commended the efforts of Malam Idris Barau, an expert at beekeeping, who facilitated the collaboration between the two parties.
Responding, the Country Director of the NGO, Mr Mike Bassey, said the organisation and the college would jointly work to conduct an institutional performance assessment with a view to identifying gaps and their causes in order to address them.
