Credit: Oauife.Edu.Ng
A team of researchers in Obafemi Awolowo University has carried out a pioneering project valued at $460, 599, one of the three awarded to researchers in West Africa.
The research fetched the instigators of the prestigious USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture Award to be implemented in collaboration with the University of California, Davis, United States of America.
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The lead instigator of the 42-month project is Dr Atanda Oladejo of the Department of Crop Production and Protection at Obafemi Awolowo University.
Other co-instigators are Dr Cornelius Atere and Victor Tanimonure from the Faculty of Agriculture and Michael Awoleye from the Faculty of Technology, OAU.
The international collaborators include Drs Idowu and Abiodun Atoloye from Utah State University, Logan, United States of America.
The project, which promises to be gender-sensitive, is focused on empowering youths to cultivate indigenous fruits and vegetables.
It integrates cutting-edge climate-smart agronomic practices, sustainable soil health through soil amendment, and expert seed production and management for optimal yield.
The project includes the establishment of the screen house and administrative hub for the project at the University.
The overarching objective of the transformative project is to enhance diet diversity, improve nutrition outcomes, and alleviate unemployment in targeted areas across Nigeria.
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