Posted by admin The Chancellor, Landmark University, Bishop David Oyedepo, Omu-Aran on Thursday said the Agricultural and Chemical Engineering departments of the institution has commenced the processing of diesel from Jatropha seeds obtained from the varsity’s plantation. He added that the first phase of the plantation is about 534 hectares. He stated that in the quest towards wealth creation and generation of gainful employment in Nigeria, Landmark established the Jatropha. Plantation at its Eleyin Farm Plantation in April 2014. He stated that the biofuel plant, which according to him is of great economic importance, was being developed by the School of Engineering of the institution. He said the institution had started test-running processed diesel from Jatropha seed with the institution’s generators. Oyedepo spoke during the institution’s second convocation media conference at Omu-Aran, in Irepodun Local Government of Kwara State. “ The project which commenced i...
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