Mandate of Agricultural Extension and Socio-economics: The Mandate of the department is as follows:
i. Assessment of the impact of the government policy on agricultural production in Nigeria
ii. Impact assessment studies of agricultural Technologies generated by the NARS
iii. Assessment of the household’s food security status and evaluation of Nigeria’s food
Security program
iv. Assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of the seed sub-sector
v. Socio-economic and environmental assessment of technologies generated by the NARS
vi. Analysis of the production and productivity of the agricultural production in Nigeria
vii. Advise to the FGN on agricultural policies and their formulations
viii. Effectiveness of the public investment in agric research, training and extension
ix. Impact of globalization on Nigeria’s agric sector and rural communities
x. Assessment and evaluation of the status of technologies generation, dissemination and
adoption by Nigerian NARS
xi. Inventory and assessment of indigenous knowledge system (IKS) for improving agric.
productivity
xii. Monitoring and evaluating the activities of relevant NARIs and FCAs
xiii. Strengthening of REFILS
xiv. Evaluation of market potentials of technologies and products generation by the NARS
xv. Efficiency and competiveness of major agricultural commodities in
Nigeria
xvi. Study of international norms, standards and barriers to trade and access to markets for Nigeria’s agricultural products
xvii. Agricultural research enterprise and entrepreneurship development by the Nigerian NARS
Divisions under AE&SED;
1. Agricultural Policy and Socio-economics