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Category | Supervising agency | Executing agency | Research focus | Head count | FTEs | Year |
Government | Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) | Cocoa, kola, coffee, tea, cashew, off-farm post harvest, socio-economics | 38 | 38.0 | 2000 |
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| Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) | Sorghum, groundnuts, cotton, corn, other crops | 55 | 41.2 | 2000 |
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| Lake Chad Research Institute (LCRI) | Crops, farming systems | 15 | 15.0 | 2000 |
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| National Agricultural Extension-Research Liaison Service (NAERLS) | Adoption studies | 48 | 24.0 | 2000 |
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| National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI) | Livestock | 32 | 32.0 | 2000 |
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| National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI) | Rice, soybean, sugarcane, other crops | 55 | 55.0 | 2000 |
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| National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research (NIFFR) | Inland fisheries | 18 | 18.0 | 2000 |
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| National Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) | Oil palm, raphia, date, other palms | 64 | 64.0 | 2000 |
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| National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) | Banana, plantains, vegetables, socio-economics | 40 | 40.0 | 2000 |
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| Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) | Marine and inland fisheries | 48 | 48.0 | 2000 |
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| National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) | Yam, cassava, potatoes, off-farm post harvest | 41 | 41.0 | 2000 |
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| National Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) | Off-farm post harvest and socio-economics | 31 | 23.2 | 2000 |
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| National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) | Poultry, beef, dairy, swine, goats | 104 | 104.0 | 2000 |
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| Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria (RRIN) | Rubber | 58 | 58.0 | 2000 |
| Federal Ministry of Environment | Forest Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) | Forestry | 45 | 39.0 | 2000 |
| Federal Ministry of Science and Technology | Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO) | Off-farm post harvest | 97 | 67.2 | 2000 |
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| National Centre for Genetic Research and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) | Crops, forestry | 7 | 4.9 | 2000 |
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| National Research Institute of Chemical Technology (NARICT) | Natural Resources | 58 | 17.4 | 2000 |
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| National Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research (NITR) | Sheep, goats, beef, dairy, swine, poultry | 66 | 46.2 | 2000 |
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| Products Development Institute (PDI) | Off-farm post harvest, natural resources | 32 | 16.0 | 2000 |
| National Planning Commission | Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) | Socio-economics | 10 | 10.0 | 2000 |
Higher Education | University of Ibadan (UI) | Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry (FAF/UI) | Crops, livestock, fisheries, forestry | 128 | 32.0 | 2000 |
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| Department of Agricultural Engineering + Department of Food Technology |
| 20 | 4.0 | 2000 |
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| Faculty of Veterinary Medicine | Sheep, goats, poultry, dairy, swine | 75 | 15.0 | 2000 |
| Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) | Faculty of Agriculture |
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| 26.3 | 2000 |
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| Faculty of Veterinary Medicine |
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| 20.2 | 2000 |
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| Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering | Crops, beef, off-farm post harvest |
| 1.0 | 2000 |
| University of Nigeria (UN) | Faculty of Agriculture | Crops, off-farm post harvest, socio-economics, human nutrition | 76 | 22.8 | 2000 |
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| Faculty of Veterinary Medicine |
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| 8.4 | 2000 |
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| Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering | Agricultural machinery | 7 | 1.4 | 2000 |
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| Centre for Rural Development and Cooperatives | Socio-economics | 7 | 4.9 | 2000 |
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| Institute for Development Studies |
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| 1.1 | 2000 |
| Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) | Faculty of Agriculture | Corn, cassava, poultry, rabbi, socio-economics | 66 | 19.8 | 2000 |
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| Faculty of Technology (Departments of Food Processing, Food Analysis & Chemistry, Food Microbiology, Food Engineering) | Crops, off-farm post harvest | 30 | 3.0 | 2000 |
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| Institute of Agricultural Research & Training (IAR&T) | Corn, kenaf, natural resources | 60 | 37.0
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| University of Benin (UNIBEN) | Faculty of Agriculture |
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| 10.1 | 2000 |
| Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDU) | Faculty of Agriculture |
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| 4.9 | 2000 |
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| Faculty of Veterinary Medicine | Sheep, goats, poultry, medicinal plants | 29 | 2.9 | 2000 |
| University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) | Faculty of Agriculture | Crops, livestock, off-farm post harvest, socio-economics | 56 | 16.8 | 2000 |
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| Faculty of Veterinary Medicine |
| 47 | 14.1 | 2000 |
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| Faculty of Food Science |
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| 0.4 | 2000 |
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| Department of Agricultural Engineering |
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| 0.4 | 2000 |
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| Centre for Arid Zone Studies & Centre for Trans-Saharan Studies |
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| 1.6 | 2000 |
| University of Calabar (UNICAL) | Faculty of Agriculture |
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| 11.3 | 2000 |
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| Institute of Oceanography |
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| 8.3 | 2000 |
| University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) | Faculty of Agriculture | Livestock, crops, socio-economics | 47 | 14.0 | 2000 |
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| Faculty of Engineering & Technology | Corn, cassava, sugarcane, nuts | 11 | 1.1 | 2000 |
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| Sugar Research Institute |
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| 2.1 | 2000 |
| University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) | Institute of Agricultural Research and Development (IAR&D) | Crops, inland fishing, socio-economics | 7 | 7.0 | 2000 |
| University of Lagos (UNILAG) | Faculty of Science, Marine Biology and Fishing Unit | Fisheries | 8 | 4.0 | 2000 |
| Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) | School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (SAAT) | Livestock, forestry, socio-economics, crops, fisheries | 77 | 22.5 | 2000 |
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| Department of Agriculture Engineering | Crops, off-farm post harvest, livestock | 14 | 2.8 | 2000 |
| Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTM) | School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (SAAT) | Crops, livestock, soils, fisheries |
| 5.5 | 2000 |
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| Department of Agricultural Engineering | Cassava, sorghum, fruits, nuts | 12 | 2.4 | 2000 |
| Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) | School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (SAAT/FUTO) | Crops, livestock, socio-economics | 40 | 8.0 | 2000 |
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| Department of Agricultural Engineering | Natural resources, off-farm post harvest, farm | 11 | 2.2 | 2000 |
| Federal University of Technology, Yola (FUTY) | School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (SAAT) | Corn, sorghum, nuts, cotton, poultry, foresty | 54 | 10.8 | 2000 |
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| Department of Agricultural Engineering |
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| 0.2 | 2000 |
| — | University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB) | Crops, livestock | 243 | 48.6 | 2000 |
| University of Agriculture, Makurdi UAM) | College of Agronomy | Crops | 64 | 16.0 | 2000 |
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| College of Agricultural Engineering & Engineering Technology | Energy, off-farm post harvest, crops | 54 | 5.4 | 2000 |
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| College of Agricultural Economics and Extension | Socio-economics, natural resources | 6 | 1.2 | 2000 |
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| College of Food Technology | Cassava, soybean, vegetables, off-farms post harvest | 19 | 1.9 | 2000 |
| — | Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (MOUA) | Crops, livestock, forestry, socio-economics, fisheries | 93 | 18.6 | 2000 |
| Abia State University (ASU) | Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine | Crops, livestock | 34 | 8.5 | 2000 |
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| Faculty of Agriculture | Crops, livestock | 46 | 9.2 | 2000 |
| Ogun State University (OSU) | College of Agricultural Sciences |
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| 7.1 | 2000 |
| Rivers State University of Science & Technology (RUST) | Faculty of Agriculture |
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| 18.1 | 2000 |
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| Department of Agriculture Engineering | Crops, off-farm post harvest | 6 | 1.2 | 2000 |
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| Rivers Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (RIART) | Crops, livestock | 21 | 5.3 | 2000 |
| Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University of Technology (ATBU) | School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (SAAT) | Crops, livestock, fisheries | 66 | 13.2 | 2000 |
| Ambrose Ali University (AAU) | Faculty of Agriculture | Crops, livestock, off-farm post harvest | 45 | 4.5 | 2000 |
| Edo State University (EDOSU) | Faculty of Agriculture | Livestock, crops, fisheries, others |
| 1.8 | 2000 |
| Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT) | Faculty of Agriculture | Crops, livestock, soils, aquaculture, food | 17 | 3.4 | 2000 |
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| Department of Agriculture Engineering | Yam, corn, cassava, rice | 17 | 3.4 | 2000 |
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| Biotechnology and Pest Management Center |
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| 0.3 | 2000 |
| Imo State University (ISU) | College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine College |
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| 4.7 | 2000 |
| Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUT | Faculty of Agricultural Sciences | Crops, livestock | 40 | 8.0 | 2000 |
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| Department of Environmental Sciences |
| na | 0.2 | 2000 |
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| Faculty of Technology | Crops, off-farm post harvest | 11 | 2.2 | 2000 |
| University of Ado-Ekiti (UAE) | Faculty of Agriculture Sciences |
| 5 | 1.0 | 2000 |
| University of Uyo (UU) | Faculty of Agriculture | Crops, livestock, forestry, socio-economics | 64 | 12.8 | 2000 |
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| Department of Agriculture & Food Engineering |
| 10 | 1.0 | 2000 |
| Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU) | Faculty of Agriculture |
| 14 | 2.8 | 2000 |
Note: FTEs in italics were estimated based on head count numbers for 1996 or 1998
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