As part of effort to encourage school children and achieve SDG goals in agriculture, Zamfara state Universal Basic Education Board has organised quiz competition for livestock development in the state.
The competition was organized under the department of school services UBE 2020/2021 for primary and junior secondary schools in the state.
The final quiz competition was held on Thursday at Teachers Training and Development Center Bypass, Gusau, the state capital and was organized through Agric Education training program (AETP) of the Board.
In an address the Director school services, Zamfara state UBE, Alhaji Garba Abdullahi, said introducing children to farm is an initiative to basic Education in schools.
“This would no doubt achieve the goals and the aspirations of the SDG #2 by encouraging and inculcating practical Agricultural knowledge to basic Education in schools and prepare them for life-long learning which are part of the objectives of the UBE program”.
He called on stakeholders in education to contribute their quota towards achieving agricultural practice in schools for the success of the program and better society in future.
During the quiz competition for primary section level winners emerged with Gusau zone in first position with 12 marks, Anka zone, second position with 10 marks while Kaura Namoda zone came third position with 7 marks.
For the Junior secondary school section, Anka zone took the first position, followed by Gusau zone with second position while Talata Mafara zone took the third position.
Those at the occasion were representatives of Commissioner of Education, chairman zamfara state Universal basic Education Board and other important dignitaries.
