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Delivering the Roots of Prosperity
The National Root Crops Research Institute, located in Umudike, Abia State, is the premier agricultural research institution in Nigeria. Its historical roots extend to an experimental farm inaugurated at Moor Plantation, Ibadan, on January 1, 1923, by the Nigerian Department of Agriculture. This initiative evolved with the establishment of the School of Agriculture in 1955. Subsequently, in 1956, these entities merged to form the Eastern Nigeria Agricultural Research and Training Station (ARTS), with its headquarters in Enugu.
In 1972, the institution was granted federal status and was rebranded as the Federal Agricultural Research and Training Station (FARTS). It underwent another transformation in 1976 when it was renamed the National Root Crops Research Institute and placed under the governance of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria. In a significant structural shift in 1995, its training division was separated to establish the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu.
Communique issued by the National Root Crops Research Institute Umudike, at the close of her 2024 Annual Review and Planning Workshop held between
13th – 14th April 2024
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