Gombe Partners US Varsity To Establish Agriculture Faculty At GSU

Gombe State governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has formalised a strategical concern with Michigan State University (MSU) successful the United States of America, by signing a Letter of Intent (LoI) to pave the mode for the constitution of a world-class Faculty of Agriculture astatine Gombe State University (GSU).

The Governor led a delegation to MSU arsenic portion of a moving sojourn aimed astatine deepening planetary partnerships successful cultivation development, research, and capableness building.

Director General for Press Affairs to the Gombe State governor, Isma’il Uba Misilli, who revealed this successful a connection connected Tuesday, explained that the missive was signed during a ceremonial attended by elder MSU officials.

Those astatine the ceremonial see the Chair of the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Professor Bradley Marks; Assistant Dean, Professor Karim Maredia; and Director of International Programmes.

According to Misilli, the concern outlines respective cardinal areas of collaboration, including associated probe initiatives, program co-development, module and pupil exchanges and associated projects focusing connected sustainable agriculture, h2o management, scenery restoration and renewable vigor applications.

Governor Yahaya commended MSU’s planetary enactment successful cultivation translation and emphasised the value of North-South cooperation.

“This concern is simply a cornerstone of our administration’s thrust for sustainable development. We are leveraging MSU’s world-class expertise to physique a premier cultivation instauration successful Gombe State.

“While GSU benefits immensely, MSU module and students volition besides summation invaluable penetration done engagement with Africa’s dynamic cultivation landscape,” helium said.

The Governor besides held method meetings with module from MSU’s Departments of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering, including Professors Ajit Srivastava, Narendra Das, Daniel Morris, and Daniel Uyeh.

Governor Yahaya was conducted done a circuit of MSU South Campus Farms with Professor Barry Bradford, Jacquelyn Perkin, and Professor Uyeh.

Further engagements took spot astatine the MSU African Studies Centre, wherever the Governor and his delegation were received by Professor Leo Zulu; Alliance for African Partnership Co-Directors – Dr. Jose Jackson-Malete and Dr. Amy Jamison and the Vice Provost and Dean of International Studies and Programmes, Professor Titus Awokuse.

Discussions focused connected providing probe and organization enactment for the planned College of Agriculture astatine GSU.

Governor Yahaya reiterated his administration’s beardown committedness to the partnership, citing the caller support of N1.1 cardinal for the takeoff of the Faculty of Agriculture successful Malam Sidi and the allocation of 365 hectares of onshore for research, hold services and aboriginal expansion.

He disclosed that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has already granted ceremonial support for the constitution of the college, with world programmes acceptable to commence successful the 2025/2026 session.

Professor Marks praised Governor Yahaya’s imaginativeness and beardown committedness and the follow-up visit. “This Letter of Intent reflects a shared determination to present a transformative world partnership,” helium stated.

The Gombe State delegation included the Chairman, House Committee connected Appropriations, Hon. Aliyu Baba Manu; member, GSU Governing Council, Barr. Moljengo Kaltungo; Chairman, Gombe State Drugs Management Agency, Dr. Ismail Jibrin; and Director General, Research and Documentation, Ahmed Husaini.