Centre in Dryland Agriculture
Bayero University, Kano
- Center Leader(s):
Prof. Jibrin Mohammed / Prof. Sanusi Gaya Mohammed - Email:
jibrin@buk.edu.ng; cda@buk.edu.ng / sanusi.gaya@buk.edu.ng - URL:
http://www.cda-buk.edu.ng
Discipline
- Agriculture
Key Academic Partners
National and international partners including:
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria
- University of Nairobi, Kenya
- Galilee International Management Institute, Israel
- Kano University of Science & Technology, Nigeria
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alexandria, Egypt
Existing Industry/Private Sector Partners
- Sasakawa Africa Association/Sasakawa Global 2000, Nigeria
- Drylands Research, UK
- Dandago Agricultural Machinery Company, Nigeria
- Maina Seeds, Nigeria
- Jubaili Agrotec Limited, Nigeria
- State Agricultural Development Projects, Nigeria
Existing Industry/Private Sector Partners
In Africa, about 43% of land is estimated to fall within the drylands, where approximately 325 million people reside. In order to respond to the needs of the WCA dryland region through relevant high level human capacity development and demand-driven research, Bayero University, Kano (BUK) established the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) in 2012 with the support of MacArthur Foundation. The existing framework of the CDA is now being consolidated into true regional centre of excellence in dryland agriculture through the World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence project. Through the activities of the CDA Bayero University aims to strongly link education and research with the development needs of the region, thus contributing to food security, improved livelihood, and reduction in poverty and conflicts. The main objective of the CDA is to specialize as a regional Centre of excellence in dryland agriculture delivering quality training and applied research in response to the needs of the WCA dryland region.