Section 2: Establishment and objects of Universities of Agriculture

(1) There are hereby established the following Universities of Agriculture, that is-
(a) the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta , Ogun State;
(b) the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State; and
(c) the Federal University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State.
(2) Each University shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in its corporate name.
(3) The objects of each University shall be-
(a) to encourage the advancement of learning and to hold out to all persons without distinction of race, creed, sex or political conviction, the opportunity of acquiring a higher education in agriculture;
(b) to develop and offer academic and professional programmes leading to the award of diplomas, first degrees, postgraduate research and higher degrees which emphasise planning, adaptive, technical, maintenance, developmental and productive skills in agriculture, agricultural engineering and allied professional disciplines with the aim of producing socially mature persons with capacity to improve on those disciplines and develop new ones, but also to contribute to the scientific transformation of agriculture in Nigeria;
(c) to act as agents and catalysts, through postgraduate training, research and innovation for the effective and economic utilisation, exploitation and conservation of Nigeria's natural, agricultural, economic and human resources;
(d) to offer to the general population, as a form of public service, the results of training and research in agriculture and allied disciplines and to foster the practical application of those results;
(e) to establish appropriate relationships with other national institutions involved in training, research and development of agriculture;
(f) to identify the agricultural problems and needs of Nigeria and to find solutions to them within the context of overall national development;
(g) to provide and promote sound basic scientific training as a foundation for the development of agriculture and allied disciplines, taking into account indigenous culture, the need to enhance national unity, the need to vastly increase the practical content of student training, and adequate preparation of graduates for self-employment in agriculture and allied professions;
(h) to promote and emphasise teaching, research and extension of agricultural knowledge, including agriculture extension services and outreach programmes, in-service training, continuing education, and on-farm adaptive research;
(i) to offer academic programmes in relation to the training of manpower for agriculture in Nigeria;
(j) to organise research relevant to training of agriculture with emphasis on small-scale farming;
(k) to organise extension services and out-reach programmes for technology transfer;
(l) to establish institutional linkages in order to foster collaboration and integration of training, research, and extension activities; and
(m) to undertake any other activities appropriate for Universities of Agriculture.