The FarmKonnect Agribusiness Nigeria PLC, on Thursday, inaugurated the first African agricultural electronic center in Ibadan, to promote precision agriculture in Nigeria and Africa at large. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the electronic center which is conformed with global standards, comprises: classrooms, auditorium, computer training rooms, 51 man capacity data collection and analysis center, among others. Speaking at the inauguration, the FarmKonnect Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Azeez Saheed says the projects are FarmKonnect Agricultural Electronic extension Service Center (FAgEX) and FarmKonnect Institute for Data and Agribusiness Studies (FIDAS). He says both have the specific goal to provide input services to stakeholders in the agricultural value chains through information technology, training, research and business/professional consulting. Saheed noted that the initiative was an integral part of its mission to glamourise agricultural practices in ...