Food Security: Taraba College Of Agriculture Starts the TETFund Application Process

Dr Yakubu Ali Garjila, the provost of the College of Agriculture in Jalingo, has announced that the institution has begun the process of joining the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in order to receive intervention funds to help the institution develop and boost food production in Taraba.

 

Dr Yakubu revealed this to reporters in his office on Tuesday, stating that plans were already in the works to alter the institution's name and make certain changes to ensure the idea's success.

 

According to the provost, the university had enough potential that if granted intervention, it would utilize and raise food and animal production to help the economy, similar to other tertiary institutions that developed through TETFund initiatives.of Taraba and Nigeria at large.

 

“We have already started the process to change the name of the school, we are going to do our internal amendment within the college before falling it to the governing council, from there to the governor and the state house of Assembly for amendment after which we would take to Abuja to join TETFund.

 

” The sky would be our limit if we would be granted the opportunity to join TETFund. Our potentials are rich enough to transform the economy of the state if we can get intervention like other tertiary institutions.

 

 “This is a specialized institution and we have made plans available to collaborate with other institutions to boost our standard. We have planned to commercialize some of our activities, the machines are there but the funds to make this possible is what has been our challenge.

 

” The little we are doing here is the small amount that comes from the state government and our internally generated revenue. We are looking for people or institutions that can collaborate with us, we want to uplift the status of the school, enhance the standard of learning of our students and boost food production for a greater economy of the state and Nigeria”. The provost expressed.

 

The provost further disclosed that the institution has begun postgraduate diploma (PGD) programs in four courses affiliated with federal university Wukari.

 

He explained that the four courses already advertised are, Crop production technology, Animal health production, Agric extension and management and Forestry.

According to him, the institution would soon start degree programs.