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Title: | Aid in a new format: Ibadan institute emphasizes joint research |
Author: | Myers, W.M. |
Year: | 1970 |
Periodical: | Africa Report |
Volume: | 15 |
Issue: | 5 |
Page: | 30 |
Language: | English |
Geographic terms: | Nigeria United States |
Subjects: | agriculture research centres financial aid |
Abstract: | Description of the newly established International Institute of Tropical Agriculture at Ibadan, sponsored by the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations in cooperation with the government of Nigeria. The institute is designed to make the most efficient use of scarce research in the search for answers to problems that are both urgent and complex. The Nigerian government agreed to provide land and certain tax, customs and immigration perquisites to the institute and its professional staff; the Ford Foundation is providing the capital for site development, buildings and equipment, while Rockefeller and Ford both expect to make funds available annually for the core research and training activities. The research program will be organized in five major categories: soil and crop production in the tropics and to plant protection, agricultural engineering, and economics. Livestock production may be added later. |