FMAFS Donates 30 Knapsack Sprayers to UNIZIK’S Center of Agripreneur and Cooperative Research/Practice

By Olisemeka Obeche

Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) on Thursday, 29th January 2026, donated 30 brand new knapsack Sprayers to the Centre for Agripreneur and Cooperative Research/Practice (CACORP), of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.

The donation of farm inputs, according to the State Coordinator of FMAFS, Anambra State, High Chief Arthur Mbuba, is part of the recent partnership between CACORP and FMAFS aimed at promoting agricultural research and development in Nigeria, using UNIZIK as one of the focal institutions.

Mbuba, further disclosed that the initiative was in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) administration geared towards using agricultural transformation to ensure food sufficiency for the nation.

The Pioneer Director of CACORP, Dr. Nma Okechukwu Okoroji, who recieved the items, expressed gratitude to the Federal Government and FMAFS for the donation.

She promised to ensure that the farm enhancement equipment were well utilized to promote agricultural practices in the CACORP’s demonstration farms.

She also seized the opportunity to appreciate the supportive role played by the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof Bond Stanley Ugochukwu Anyaehie, towards sealing the partnership that attracted the farm inputs.

Dr. Okoroji noted that CACORP, as a pioneering center in the institution is focused on empowering future agricultural innovators and local farmers in Nigeria, thereby bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical agricultural development.

“With these kind of inputs and other material and financial supports, the centre will definitely take the leading position among others and enhance its contribution to agricultural development in Nigeria”, she said .