The significance of this Conference to the University cannot be over-emphasized. Firstly, Landmark University will be the first Private University to host the Conference since inception four decades ago. Also the hosting right is a validation of the University’s institutional focus, being the only private University in Nigeria engaged in dogged pursuit of Agriculture as a programme of study.
The University could not have won the prestigious hosting right without meeting some sterling qualities. Among these are the institutional proactive leadership, staff pedigree in the Soil Science Department, institutional inclination towards an Agricultural Revolution and the track record of the Chairman, Local Organising Committee, Professor O.O. Agbede, who is also a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of Nigeria (FSSSN) and an eminent Professor of the University.