Governance

ARCN is a corporate body with perpetual succession established as a grade 'A' parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. It has a Governing Board answerable to the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security. It has a chairman, members from public and private sectors covering key stakeholder groups. The Executive Secretary is the CEO, with seven directorates.

Our Department

In accordance with extant rules, the Council is structured into six core technical departments and two service departments to effectively deliver its mandate. The technical departments include Planning, Research & Statistics; Plant Resources; Livestock; Fisheries & Aquaculture; Agricultural Extension & Socio-Economics; and Knowledge Management & Communications. Supporting these are two (2) service departments - Administration and Finance & Accounts.

Service Department

Together, these departments provide the critical infrastructure—both administrative and financial—that empowers the technical teams to focus on innovation and field-level impact.

Service Department

Technical Department

Collectively, these technical departments drive agricultural innovation through the planning and coordination of research, training, extension and knowledge transfer to boost Nigeria's productivity sustainably

Technical Department

Journal of Applied Agricultural Research (JAAR)

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