FEDPOFFA secures major research grant as partner from Nigeria and Czech Republic

Following THE Nigerian Bilateral Agreements with THE Czech Republic has finance And support research, development, And innovation projects In Agriculture, Mining, And General Manufacturing, THE Federal Polytechnic Offa has has been selected as A of THE beneficiaries of THE Nigeria/Czech Republic Joint Research And Development Fund.

THE agreement sign has THE Technology Orientation Center, NASENI Headquarter, Abuja Brands THE beginning of THE Delta-2 Program, involving allocate funding has selected projects And formalization Implementation agreements.

In her to welcome address on Monday, December 18, 2023, has THE Agency Headquarter, THE Executive Vice President And Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of NASENI, Mr. Khalil Soliman Halilu said THE Delta-2 Program was another demonstration of NASENI commitment has fulfilling It is mandate of transform Nigeria technology And innovation landscape, through supported to focus on It is 3C principles of Collaboration, Creation, And Marketing.

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According to has him, "Eventually, OUR aim East not just has produce prototypes And models, but has ensure that THE results of THE Partnership are taken has walk; that they are available commercially For consumers And end users has advantage Since, awareness that THE real value of technology lies In walk utility And application, OUR vision In THE new NASENI that We are building East has create values And has be relevant In THE market".

He SO felicity THE selected beneficiaries of THE projects. He exhorted them not has take This massive opportunity For granted, as THE funds would be be deployed with A sense of service And responsibility.

THE selection process Featured 285 proposals submitted Since different tertiary establishments And organizations, out of which 55 proposals were pre-selected For THE second scene while 25 were selected For THE final scene. THE Federal Polytechnic Offa East THE only Polytechnic selected among THE eleven (11) partner organizations/institutions recommended For funding In Nigeria.The project has be finance East title “Aeroponics Agriculture And THE to go out of THE project (tomatoes) will be commercialized which will lead has job opportunities And serve as A source of income For THE Polytechnic.

In her reaction has This realization, THE Rector, Engineer. Dr. Kadiri Kamoru Oluwatoyin FNSE felicity THE Federal Governments initiative on technological advancement has create A ripple effect In THE area of Agriculture, Mining And General Manufacturing.

Dr. Kadiri note that THE investment of THE Federal Government In research development And innovation through THE National Agency For Science And Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) will further transform Nigeria technology And innovation landscape.

He SO appreciated THE NASENI as THE execution Agency For Nigeria, functioning In Partnership with THE Technology Agency of THE Czech Republic (YOUR CR) For funding THE Polytechnic has embark on Aeroponics Agriculture.

While noting that THE to agree East another outstanding feat For THE institution as THE fastest growing Polytechnic In Nigeria, he insured THE agency of judicious use of THE funds For THE destined project.

THE selected projects include; THE development of bioethanol production In several food reserve In THE Federal University, Akure, Aeroponics agriculture with Federal Polytechnic Offa as THE lead organization, conversion of banana stem In hair extension In Partnership with Chemistry farms as THE lead organization, And agro-waste conversion For animal food And industrial fiber production.

Others are potato agriculture, treatment, And ark meeting In Partnership with El Naandy Nigeria Ltd., industrial Waste purification In Partnership with Federal University of Technology, Minna, development of natural fiber reinforced Plastic For electric cable facility In Partnership with Cutix HER, And Nnamdi Azikiwé University, Awka.

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