The Audu Bako School of Agriculture in
Dambatta
Danbatta (or Dambatta or Dambarta) is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. It is located about 49 miles north of Kano city at the Northern border of Kano state with Jigawa state. It has headquarters at Danbatta town, located on the ...
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Kano State
Kano State (Hausa: ''Jihar Kano''جىِهَر كَنوُ) (Fula: Leydi Kano 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞤲𞤮𞥅 ) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. According to the national census done in ...
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Nigeria
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, awards diplomas in technical and vocational subjects for middle-level manpower. In 2005 the college had 400 students.
The college was established in 2002 and is owned and operated by Kano State. It is accredited to offer courses in agricultural and related technology, and a pre-ND course in Science and Technology.
It is named after
Audu Bako
Audu Bako (1924–1980) was a Nigerian police officer and the first Governor of Kano State during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon after the state was formed from part of Northern Region.
Background
Audo Bako was born in 1924 at the ...
, a former governor of the state.
In November 2006, it was among a number of polytechnics for which the National Board for Technical Education suspended admission of students for either failing to secure accreditation or running foul of the law.
Faculties and programmes
The College of Agriculture currently has only one faculty (Faculty of Agriculture) with only four programmes. These programmes include agricultural engineering/technology, agricultural technology, animal health and production technology and forestry technology.
Departments
* Fisheries Technonlogy
* Pest Management Technology
* Home and Rural Economics
* Computer Science
* Crop Production Technology
* Animal Health & Husbandry
* Forestry Technology
* Agriculture
* Agric Extensions & Management
* Agricultural & Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology
References
External links
Official Website
External links
* http://abcoad.edu.ng
Universities and colleges in Nigeria
Kano State
2002 establishments in Nigeria
Educational institutions established in 2002
Academic libraries in Nigeria
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