Nigeria: Sharubutu - the dearth of skilled manpower, and bureaucracy bane of agriculture

Published 2021년 8월 23일

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The Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) is working to enhance agricultural research and communication between researchers and farmers. The council aims to shift the funding template for agricultural research, improve communication, and promote the benefits of research to the nation. Despite challenges like underdeveloped skills and inadequate synergy among agencies, the ARCN is strengthening capacity and conservation efforts. The council also emphasizes the importance of skill acquisition among farmers for improved agriculture and is establishing an efficient agricultural radio and television service for widespread access to research findings.

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Despite its vast arable land, Nigeria is nowhere near food sufficiency or security, a situation attributed to various reasons. To Prof. Garba Sharubutu, Executive Secretary/Chief Executive, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), the dearth of skills is a major drawback. In this exclusive chat with James Emejo, he shares his aspirations to overturn the existing template for funding agricultural research, strengthen communication between farmers and research institutes as well as publicise the contributions of research to national development, among other objectives Could you give a brief introduction of the ARCN and its primary mandate? Thank you. The Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) is a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, established as far back as 2007 by an Act of the National Assembly. It was actually established to coordinate and supervise agricultural extension training and research. Before now, the ...

Source: All Africa