Makinde Signs Agreement With Israeli University To Boost Agribusiness, Facilitates Exchange Programs With LAUTECH

From Ogundele Olanrewaju

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde on Wednesday met with investors in Israel and institutions that have shown interest in Oyo State’s agribusiness policies. Governor Makinde signed an agreement of cooperation with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to develop an agribusiness knowledge economy.

The partnership includes scholarship offers, knowledge transfer and exchange programs between the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Oyo State owned Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH).
The Governor also met with Oyo State students at the university.

During the course of Governor Makinde’s stay in Israel, he visited 2 kibbutzes (farm settlements) – a dairy farm and another farm which produces lettuce and fish, to see agritech deployment in modern agribusinesses.