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Brief on the school
The School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology,
SAAT, was one of the pioneering Schools established
when the University took off in 1982.
MISSION
Within the broad mission of the University, the academic programme of the School were specially packaged to:
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Provide education in the Science and Technology
of Agriculture that will be functional and of academic
excellence. Such education shall be at the sub-degree
and higher degree levels.
- Provide continuing opportunities for Agriculturists
– Foresters, Farm Management and Agricultural
Extension experts, Fisheries and Wildlife, Crop, Livestock
and Animal Health specialists – and related disciplines
in their areas of expertise and to make such training
relevant to national needs.
- Improve agricultural potentials of local farmers by
providing:
(i) Extension services that will bring the results of research
to their use and benefit;
(ii) Opportunities for visits by local farmers to teaching,
research and commercial farms of the university for
mutual and beneficial interaction;
(iii) Relevant short-term training for those involved in
production and management of farm products for the
acquisition of techniques for improved production.
- Provide opportunities for goal-oriented research in
Agriculture and Agricultural Technology relevant to the
country’s need in general and local needs in particular.
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