Essential Highlights
OAU is among the winners of the 2025 EU Grant (ERASMUS) for MESITA. The grant supports a brand-new MSc in Smart Farming and IoT in Farming.
- OAU joins a consortium of 8 partners
- MESITA started in Abuja in November 2025
- The project establishes an MSc in Smart Farming
- Focus consists of AI, ingrained systems, wise farming
- OAU called 7 team members for the task
Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, has emerged as among the winners and recipients of the 2025 EU Grant under ERASMUS for the facility of a Master of Science degree programme in Smart Farming and
IoT in Farming, called MESITA. OAU belongs to a consortium comprised of 4 Nigerian universities, three European universities, and a cloud financing digital community organisation. The project carries the code MESITA: ERASMUS-EDU-2025-CBHE-STRAND-2.
Table of contents What the MESITA task covers The job is for the facility of a Master of Science degree program in Smart Farming and IoT in Farming throughout 4 universities
in Nigeria. It started in Abuja in November 2025. The programme is designed to gear up graduates with wise agricultural abilities; it likewise promotes sustainable and climate-friendly farming practices. The job also motivates university-industry cooperation and supports entrepreneurship and employability in the clever farming sector.
Locations covered in the curriculum
The curriculum consists of:
- ingrained systems
- AI applications
- wise agricultural practices
The program is indicated to support understanding and technology transfer from the EU to Nigeria. That transfer is expected to drive digital development and sustainable development in agriculture.
Expected effect of the programme
MESITA is set to address the instructional gap in precision farming.
The job also aims to improve agricultural productivity and effectiveness. Its wider objectives consist of support for food security, task creation, environmental sustainability, gender equality in agribusiness, and climate change efforts.
Participating partners in the MESITA consortium
The taking part worldwide and nationwide partners are:
- University of Siegen, USI, Siegen, Germany, International Organizer
- The Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, UPWr, Poland
- The University of Food Technology, UFT, Bulgaria
- University of Port-Harcourt, UPH, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria
- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOU, Nigeria
- Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
- Enugu State University of Science and Innovation, ESUT, Enugu, Nigeria
- AlumUnite Limited, Lekki, Nigeria
Members of the OAU team
The members of the OAU team are:
- Prof. S.O. Ajadi, Team Leader
- Prof. A.S. Bamire
- Prof. G.A. Aderounmu
- Prof. S.A. Bello
- Prof. M.L. Sanni
- Dr. S.A. Muda
- Dr. R.A. Adetona
What this means for OAU
For OAU, the grant places the university within a cross-border scholastic job concentrated on smart farming and IoT in agriculture. The scope is broad, the target is clear; the Master’s program will stumble upon the Nigerian partner universities named in the consortium.
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