In Nigeria, agricultural research, in its ramifications of plans, strategies, programmes, governance, and management, dates back to over one century. The profile is characterized by three periods: the first generation of regional research departments (1893–1955); the inter territorial (West African) research institutes (1944–1954); and the second generation of (national) research institutes (1975–2006). These have culminated in 17 agricultural research institutes, which respectively deal with specific, narrow range of commodities and are predominantly crop-based, with only five dealing with livestock, animal heath, and fisheries, respectively, and are described below.
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Adedipe, N.O. (2007). Agricultural Research Governance and Management in Nigeria. In: Loebenstein, G., Thottappilly, G. (eds) Agricultural Research Management. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6057-1_14
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