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INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH (IAR) SAMARU
E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] website: www.iar-samaru.orgwebsite: www.iar-samaru.orgDirector: Director: Dr A. M. Falaki Dr A. M. Falaki Dep. Director: Dep. Director: Prof E. AmansProf E. Amans
MISSION STATEMENT:
To generate, disseminate and impart improved agricultural technologies for enhanced crop production and utilization for self-sufficiency in food, raw materials and for export
INTRODUCTION
• IAR established in 1922to conduct research for all the important crops grown in then entire Northern Region
• Affiliated to Ahmadu Bello University in 1962
RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE• Large research farms >200ha• Equipped laboratories:
Soil ScienceCrop ProtectionAgronomyProduct DevelopmentPlant ScienceFaculty of Agriculture
Outstations:
• Kano - Sudan savanna• Kadawa - Large scale irrigation
Hadejia Jama’are River Basin • Talata Mafara - Large scale
irrigation Sokoto Rima River basin
Staff strength
• Academic: 63, – 20 Professors, – 71 Principal Research Fellow
• Technicians: 92• Administration and finance:49• Others: Senior 92
Junior 604
IAR Mandates
Genetic improvement Of :
GROUNDNUT
COWPEA
COTTON
MAIZE
SORGHUM
SUNFLOWER
CASTOR
JATROPHA
ARTEMISIA
Mandates cntd. Agricultural Extension
Mandates cnd.
• Farming Systems research in North West agro-ecological zone
• Training stakeholders and students of Faculty of Agriculture at all levels
• Design, development and fabrication of agricultural implements and equipment
• Provision of laboratory and other technical services
• Collaboration with relevant institutes and organizations
Research organization• Multi-disciplinary - involving breeders,
Agronomists, Agric. Engineers, Soil scientists, Food scientists, Plant protectionists, Agric. Economists & Rural sociologists
• Research Programs: Cereals, Fibres, Legumes & Oilseeds, Artemisia(Horticulture), Product development (Food Science), Agric. Mechanization, Irrigation
• Support Units: Extension, Monitoring & Evaluation, Data processing, Publications & information, Library
SOME RESEARCH OUTPUTS
• Cowpea – 14 varieties• Cotton – 13 varieties• Groundnut – 27 varieties• Maize – > 40 varieties• Sorghum – > 49 varieties• Other crops: millet -7, wheat -8,
tomato -20 varieties
RESEARCH OUTPUTS Cntd.
• Recommendations on cultural operations and post-harvest technologies
• Agricultural machineries (prototypes ready for commercialization)
• Commercializable food products and technologies
Harvesting and ThreshingHarvesting and Threshing
Maize sheller/dehusker
Onion storage rack
StorageStorage
A. EXTENSION SUPPORT ACTIVITIES IN 2012
Title N0. Proposed
N0. Achieved
Collaborating Institute
Remarks
Diagnostic survey
1 0 All NARIs in North West
Not conducted due to lack of fund
MTRM84 3
All NARIs/Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine in North West
Not conducted due to lack of fund
Joint Scientific Field Evaluation
1 1 NAERLS and other NARIs and
agencies
Report of the APS conducted being awaited
Field days 7 7 - -
Title N0. Proposed
N0. Achieved
Collaborating Institute
Remarks
Zonal REFILS Workshop
4 2 - -
Pre-season training
1 0 NAERLS
Zonal Steering Committee Meeting
2 0 FMA&RD (NPFS), AETA, NGOs and ADPs
in North WestIn-house Review Meeting/Cropping Scheme
1 1 - -
Zonal Technical Committee Meeting
2 0 All NARIs and ADPs in North West
Nat Ag Ext Rev and Planning Meeting
1 1 - -
EXTN SUPPORT ACTIVITIES…... CONT’D
EXTN SUPPORT ACTIVITIES CONT’D
Title No Proposed No Achieved Collaborators Remarks
Adopted Village 4 4 ARCN -
Training Workshop
1 1 NAERLS -
Agric Research & Training Fair
- - - -
Research Institute Field day
1 1 - -
World food day 1 1 - -
Wet & dry season evaluation(zc)
1 1 NAERLS and other NARIs and
agencies
-
National Agric Shows
3 3 - IAR took the 1st position at this year’s national agric show
B. TECH DEVELOPMENTS/No Technology Recently
Developed Year of Release Level of
AdoptionIdentified Areas
Requiring Improvements
1 Sorghum: : 2 hybrid varieties (SSV98001 and SSV98002)
2011 Yet to be determined
Yet to be identified
2 Maize: : 13 Hybrid and OP varieties (SAMMAZ 17, SAMMAZ 18, SAMMAZ 19, etc )
2011 Yet to be determined
Yet to be identified
3 Sunflower: 4 varieties (SAMSUN 1- 4)
2011 Yet to be determined
Yet to be identified
4 Groundnut: 3 varieties 2011 Yet to be determined
Yet to be identified
C. EXTN PUBLICATIONS - NONED. RADIO PROGS – NONEE. TV PROGRAMMES- NONE
Title Category of trainees
No of trainees
Collaborators Duration
Pre -season training
OFAR officers/technicians 27
NAERLS and NPFS 4 days
F.TRAINING WORKSHOP
G. ADOPTED VILLAGETitle No Proposed No
establishedTechnologies Promoted Remarks
1. Jaja Adopted village
1 1 - Maize, sorghum and cowpea production technologies
- Economic tree orchard establishment and management
2. Tudun muntsira Adopted village
1 1 As in1
3. GGSS, Samaru Adopted school
1 1 As in1
4. GDSS, Bomo 1 1 As in1
Thank you for your attention