INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH (IAR) SAMARU

E-mail: E-mail: iar20002001@yahoo.com 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