North Carolina A&T university launches $6 million agriculture research, education pavilion

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State
University inaugurated a new $6 million pavilion for agricultural research and
education on its research farm in Greensboro.

The institution made the announcement on its official
Twitter on Saturday.

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A 500-seat auditorium, classrooms, labs, a conference
room, and a kitchen are all part of the 17,000-square-foot Extension and
Research Farm Pavilion. On the university’s 492-acre research farm, it will be
utilised to conduct research and provide instructional programming to students,
farmers, and community members.

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The ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 21 was attended by
Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr., Ph.D., as well as other local, state, and
national dignitaries.

“The farm has been a critical research and educational
asset to the university since its inception in 1904,” mentioned Chancellor Harold
L. Martin Sr., Ph.D. “This is an expansion of that role.”

“You could sense the collaborative energy and great
expectations of how this new Pavilion will further advance educational and
community opportunities for growth”, stated Nancy Johnston, executive director
of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center’s Piedmont Triad office. “NCA&T
continues to be an important contributor to our unique ag-biotech strengths,
the Piedmont Triad region, and our state.”

“This Pavilion makes this beautiful farm not only the
university’s largest classroom and largest laboratory but also its
largest community-engagement space,” said Mohamed Ahmedna, Ph.D., dean of the
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.

“This building is a dream 20 years in the making,” said Leon
Moses, the farm’s superintendent of 45 years.

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North Carolina’s commissioner of agriculture, Steve
Troxler, praised the college and the farm’s personnel for their achievements.

The Pavilion is the focal point of a construction boom on
the property. It was developed with financing from the National Institute of
Food and Agriculture of the United States Department of Agriculture.

The opening ceremony and the virtual tour of the pavilion
can be viewed on the university’s Facebook Page.