University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Infobox_University
name = University Of Agricullture, Abeokuta.


established = January, 1988
type = Public
calendar = Semester
Vice Chancellor = Professor Oluwafemi Balogun
undergrad Prog= 44
postgrad prog= 135
city = Abeokuta
state = Ogun State
country = Nigeria
campus size = 10,000 hectares
website= [http://www.unaab.edu.ng/ www.unaab.edu.ng]

The University of Agriculture, Abeokuta with the acronym UNAAB is one of the three Universities of Agriculture in the Country, the other being in Makurdi (Benue State) and Umudike(Abia State). It was established in January 1988. The University started at its mini-campus in Isale-Igbein right in the heart of Abeokuta, the Capital of Ogun State. The University moved in December 1997 to its permanent site, a 10,000-hectare Campus which is located next to the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority on the Abeokuta-Ibadan road in the North Eastern end of the city, 15 km from Abeokuta City Centre.

AWARDS

The university was awarded the best university in the country by the Nigeria Universities Commission (NUC) consecutively in the year 2002 and 2003.

The establishment of the Universities of Agriculture was an entirely new concept for promoting agricultural education and services for agricultural development and attainment of self-sufficiency in food and fibre.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

The University has a total of 179 academic programmes made up of 44 undergraduate programmes, 135 graduate programmes which include 22 Post graduate programmes, 57 Masters degree programmes and 56 Doctorate Degree programmes.

The University has following colleges:College of Agricultural Management, Rural Development and Consumer Studies - COLAMRUCSCollege of Animal Science and Livestock Production - COLANIMCollege of Plant Science and Crop Production - COLPLANTCollege of Environmental Resources Management - COLERMCollege of Natural Sciences - COLNASCollege of Veterinary Medicine - COLVETCollege of Engineering - COLENGPostgraduate school

LIBRARY

‘Nimbe Adedipe library' was named to honour the first Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Nurudeen Olorunnimbe Adedipe. The ultra modern library building can accommodate 1000 users at a time. The total collection of books at present is 50,622 titles. The library started its automation programme in 1994 when it acquired through a World Bank Project, an IBM personal computer and the TINLIB library software designed for four work stations. This was later upgraded to ten work stations. The library has since migrated from the DOS based TINLIB software to a more versatile windows based GLAS (Graphical Library Automated System) software with capability to operate 50 work stations within the library. At present the OPAC is fully functional making it possible to catalogue books on line and for library clients to access such books immediately.

The establishment of several centres helps to enhavce research and development in the university. These centres include the Agricultural Media Resources and Extension centre (AMREC), BIotechnological centre, Centre for Human Resources Development (CENHURD), Lentis Memorial Centre for Learning, The Health Centre, Research and Development Centre, Teaching Farms, UNAAB International School, UNAAB Staff School, School of Arts and UNAAB consult.

PARTNERSHIPS

The University has collaborative programmes with a number of institutions and establishments. These include:
*International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan
*National Seed Services (NSS), Ibadan
*National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi
*National Root Crop Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike
*Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin
*National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), Zaria
*Farm Management Association of Nigeria (FAMAN)
*Ogun State Agricultural Development Project (OGADEP), Abeokuta
*Ministries of Agriculture and Water Resources of both Ogun and Lagos states
*Federal Ministry of Environment
*National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA)
*National Agricultural Research Project (NARP)
*Pan-African Striga Control Network (PASCON), Accra
*West African Rice Development Agency (WARDA), Ivory Coast
*Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIRO), Oshodi, Lagos
*Nestle Foods Plc.

Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) have been signed with these institutions and collaboration activities are in progress.

At the international level, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), has already entered into collaboration with the University in the areas of Training and Seminars. The British Council has also established academic link programme between UNAAB and the University of Reading, and the University of Edinburgh, primarily, though not exclusively, in the areas of Plant and Animal Breeding and Seed Technology and Genetics, respectively. Others include Maclary Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, in the area of Sustainabe Development, and the West African Rice Development Association in integrated aspect of Rice Science.

External links

* [http://www.unaab.edu.ng/ University of Agriculture Abeokuta]
* [http://www.nuc.edu.ng/pages/universities.asp/ Nigerian Universities Commission]