Now that a delegation from Michigan State University in the United States of America has visited Gombe State, the state is poised for a revolutionary agricultural revolution.
The group, headed by Professor Daniel Uyeh, traveled to Gombe State to finalize a previous collaboration agreement made during Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya’s visit to the United States. The agreement was to build an Agricultural Innovation Hub in Dadinkowa and a Faculty of Agriculture at Gombe State University (GSU).
Ahmed Musa Hussaini, Director General, Research and Documentation, Government House; Abubakar Maigari, Deputy Director, Raw Materials Research and Development Council; and Prof. Mu’azu Shehu, Principal Private Secretary to the Governor, supported the delegation.
A comprehensive needs evaluation of the suggested locations, including Muhammadu Buhari Industrial Park and GSU, was carried out by the Michigan State University team during the visit yesterday. Other locations visited included the Balanga Dam and the federal government’s multibillion-naira Dadinkowa Irrigation Scheme.
The visit explored Gombe State’s vast irrigation potential in keeping with Governor Yahaya’s goal of making the state a center for irrigation-based farming.
According to his personal views, Gombe State has the capacity to grow up to 100,000 hectares of rice three times a year, the visiting professor of agriculture stated in his remarks.
According to his assessment of the 450-ton-per-day rice processing mill and other agricultural processing facilities being built at the Muhammadu Buhari Industrial Park, he added, the state is well on its way to become a significant center for the nation’s food production and processing.
Highlighting the project’s extensive effects on agriculture in Gombe State and Northern Nigeria, Prof. Uyeh praised Governor Yahaya’s political will and foresight.
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He listed the many advantages of the collaboration, such as supplying farmers, young people, and women in the area with innovative methods and sustainable practices; promoting innovation in fields like better seeds, fertilizers, mechanization, and agro-processing to improve yield quality and quantity; promoting resource sustainability; and utilizing Gombe’s dam infrastructure for efficient irrigation.
Governor Yahaya emphasized the state’s willingness to offer the assistance required to achieve the partnership’s goals at a debriefing session.
He reaffirmed his administration’s dedication to fostering an atmosphere that supports transformative projects and emphasized the initiative’s importance in empowering local communities and tackling issues related to food security.
With the delegation’s optimism and the foundation already established, this cooperation marks the beginning of a more promising and fruitful future for Gombe State’s agriculture.
