The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture is a ministry of the Nigerian government that regulates agricultural research, agriculture and national resources, forestry and veterinary research throughout Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

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Abba Sayyadi Ruma

Abba Sayyadi Ruma

Abba Sayyadi Ruma was appointed Federal Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources in Nigeria by President Umaru Yar'Adua on 26 July 2007.He left office in March 2010 when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet....

 was appointed Federal Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources by President Umaru Yar'Adua on 26 July 2007.
The ministry was previously headed by Adamu Bello.

The ministry is responsible for various parastatals. It supervises and provides funding for research institutes such as the National Root Crops Research Institute

National Root Crops Research Institute

The National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Abia State is an agricultural research institute in Nigeria.Its origins can be traced back to an experimental farm established at Moor Plantation, Ibadan on January 1, 1923 by the Nigerian Department of Agriculture.The School of Agriculture was...

 and colleges of agriculture and forestry.

In April 2010 the Ministry of Water Resources became separate from the Ministry of Agriculture.