By Bisola Adeyemo
The Executive Director, Institute of Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru-Zaria, Professor Muhammad Isyaku Faguji, has urged the journalists to redouble their efforts in agricultural research, particularly in the area of agronomist.
Faguji stated this on Tuesday while receiving a courtesy visit from new executives of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Zaria unit led by its chairman, Comrade Mohamed Sagir Auwal in his office.
According to professor Faguji, journalists have a vital role to play in agricultural research to stem global food security challenges and boost farming activities for sustainable economic development.
Professor Fagiji added that his institute is ready to give priority to scientific works that would spur more success, noting that this would not be possible without the input of the journalists, as the institute reaches a hundred years of service, blueprint reports.
In his remarks the union chairman, Auwal, expressed delight in the Institute’s synergy with the media, assuring harmony and cordial relationship.
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