UAM Alumni Association,
National Secretariat,
Alumni Relations Office,
University of Agriculture,
P.M.B. 102373, Makurdi, Benue State.
044-533204, 533205

ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE MAKURDI

In general, the objective of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi is to put in place a properly integrated system of teaching, research and extension toward appropriate technology creation, transfer and utilization in Nigerian agriculture. This objective has several specific elements:

1. generating high-yielding crop varieties and livestock breeds as well as other efficient agricultural technologies that are sufficiently adapted and  relevant to local environments;

2. accelerating the diffusion and mass adoption of new technologies on Nigerian farms through effective linkages with state extension services,

3. sensitizing researchers to the pressing needs of farmers, agro-industrialists and consumers with respect to production, processing and utilization technologies;

4. bringing the fruits of science to the farm-gate in the form, amounts and time that farmers need them most;

5. bringing the fruits of science to the doorsteps of agro-industrial establishments in the form, amount and time they are needed most;

6. bringing to the attention of agricultural researcher pressing problems on farmers' fields with minimum delay;

7. training needed manpower that is consistent with the requirements of an integrated national research-extension system; and

8. assisting in substantially raising farm output and incomes of Nigerian farmers as well as marketed quantities of food and fibre.  

The University of Agriculture, Makurdi has eighteen departments in six Colleges . They are:

1. College of Agronomy

2. College of Agricultural Economics and Extension

3. College of Agricultural Engineering and Engineering Technology

4. College of Animal Science and Fisheries

5. College of Food Technology

6. College of Science, Agricultural Science and Science Education.

For outreach and public service support, the University has established a Co-operative Extension Centre (CEC) and a Centre for Food and Agricultural Strategy (CEFAS) which focus on practical agricultural extension liaison support and public policy support services, respectively.

The philosophy of research at the University of Agriculture, Makurdi stresses research that is issues oriented, mission oriented and problem solving. To achieve this research mission, research is multi-disciplinary, as contrasted with traditional conventional approaches in general universities in which research is mainly along disciplinary lines within academic units. Researchers in the University are encouraged and supported to conduct research that cuts across disciplines and academic units.

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