COMMUNIQUE OF THE THIRD NATIONAL SUMMIT AND CONFERENCE ON GENETIC RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND UTILISATION HELD AT PROF. E.A. ADEBOWALE TRAINING HALL, IAR&T, IBADAN, ON 23 – 24 MARCH, 2021.1.0

 Preamble

The Third National Summit and Conference on Genetic Resources Conservation and Utilization was held at Prof. E.A. Adebowale Training Hall, IAR&T, Ibadan, on 23 – 24 March, 2021 with the theme ‘Promoting Sustainable Conservation and Utilization of Genetic Resources for Food Security in Nigeria’’The summit was organized to accommodate both virtual and physical presentations because of the rules and regulations on Covid-19. 

COMMUNIQUE THAT EMANATED FROM THE VALIDATION WORKSHOP OF STAKEHOLDERS ON THE WAY FORWARD TOWARDS EXTENSION OF NEW INNOVATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA HELD AT THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION (NCAM) ON WEDNESDAY, 20TH JANUARY, 2021.

 

The call for Nigeria to diversify from oil has now become imperative in the face of dwindling economy that has been driven by crude oil, however in the face of declined production and low cost of crude oil, the utilization of other sources of energy such as renewable, solar, hydro, wind, etc., have taken the centre stage.