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It was replaced by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) as a result of government reorganisation in 1994. [5] At that time, Sir William Henderson who was secretary to the AFRC claimed that "agriculture was a success story" hence the AFRC could be closed and a new vision for research was envisaged in the creation of ...
The SAARC Agriculture Centre has now been given an enhanced mandate for supporting the member states to address common regional challenges of the food and agriculture sector by strengthening agricultural research and extension systems, knowledge management, and appropriate agricultural policies and program development.
The Executive Secretary of the Council, Professor Garba Hamidu Sharubutu, represents Nigeria on the Board of Trustees of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation, an organization that works towards improving food security prospects in the continent through agricultural technology and giving support to farmers and governments in Sub-Saharan Africa to more easily access tools and resources ...
Provide consultancy and undertake sponsored research for agricultural machinery industry and other organizations. Act as a repository of information on agricultural engineering. Act as a centre for training in research methodologies and technology and conduct graduate, post-graduate and doctoral research programs.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous body responsible for co-ordinating agricultural education and research in India. It reports to the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture. [2] The Union Minister of Agriculture serves as its president.
In the 1950s, radioactive fall-out in the UK from atmospheric nuclear weapons testing by the US, Britain and the USSR and from peaceful uses of atomic energy was being monitored by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) with attendant risks to human health, especially from strontium-90, being assessed by the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAAF) and the UK Medical Research Council.
Secretary, Department of Agriculture Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture (India) and director general, ICAR Current: Dr. Himanshu Pathak Agriculture Research Services (ARS) is the Natural Resource services under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), [ 1 ] organization under the Department of Agricultural Research and ...
He rose through the ranks and became a professor in 2005. He was the provost, Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Vom Plateau State from December 2013 to September 2019 when he was appointed the acting executive secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN). [3] His appointment was confirmed in 2020. [4]