ZSUBEB has conducted its final zonal quiz competition for livestock 2020/2021 for primary and junior secondary schools in the state

From Abdulkarim Umar Lihhida

The competition held at  Teachers Training and Development Center Bypass, Gusau,  the state capital and was organized through Agric Education training program (AETP) of the Board.

In his welcome address,  the Director school services of the Board, Alhaji Garba Abdullahi, said introducing school to farm initiative to basic Education schools would  no doubt achieve the goals and the aspirations of the SDG #2 by encouraging and inculcating practical Agricultural knowledge to basic Education schools and prepare for life-long learning which are part of the objectives of the UBE program.

He also called on  stakeholders in education to contribute their quoter towards  achieving agricultural practice  in schools for the success of the program and better society in future.

According to the public relation officer two, Of the board comrade Ibrahim Musa Maize said, At the end of the quiz competition for  primary section level, 

Gusau zone took the first position with 12 marks,

Anka zone second position with 10 marks while 

Kaura Namoda zone  clinched third  position with 7 marks,

At Junior secondary school section, 

Anka zone took the first position, followed by 

Gusau zone   second position while  Talata mafara zone took  the third position.

 Those in attendance were  representatives of Commissioner ministry of Education, chairman zamfara state Universal basic Education Board and other important dignitaries in the state.