The Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu (popularly known as "FCA Ishiagu") is based in

Ishiagu Ishiagu is a town in the Ivo, Nigeria, Ivo Local Government Area in Ebonyi State, Nigeria, located on the plains of the south-eastern savannah belt. It is the location of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu. An open-pit lead/zinc mine was o ...

, Ivo Local government area of

Ebonyi State Ebonyi State ( ig, Ȯra Ebonyi) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by Benue State, Enugu State to the west, Cross River State to the east and southeast, and Abia State to the southwes ...

, Nigeria. The college promotes education, training and research into agricultural production, processing and technology.

History

The college which was established in

Umudike Umudike is a semi-urban settlement in Ikwuano Local Government Area Abia State, Nigeria, about 11 kilometers southeast of Umuahia, the state capital city. It is home to the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture and to the National Root Crops Res ...

in 1955 by the government of

Eastern Nigeria The Eastern Region was an administrative region in Nigeria, dating back originally from the division of the colony Southern Nigeria in 1954. Its first capital was Calabar. The capital was later moved to Enugu and the second capital was Umuahia. T ...

, was amalgamated with the Agricultural Research Station,

in 1964 and was taken over by the

East Central State East Central State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the Eastern Region and existed until 3 February 1976, when it was divided into two states - Anambra and Imo. The area now comprises fi ...

Government in 1970. In 1972, the Federal Government took over the college as part of the Federal Agricultural Research and Training Station (FARTS), and in 1976 the school became the training wing of the

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 Depa ...

, Umudike. The National Board for Technical Education accredited the college programs in 1989, and again in 1993. The college was relocated to its current site in 1995. As a "Village Agricultural Improvement Project" for 15 communities in the Olokoro Clan, the facility itself had been established in 1964..↵

Courses

Federal College of Agriculture Ishiagu, was only awarding National Diplomas(ND) but have recently upgraded to the award of Higher National Diplomas(HND). The following programmes are run by the institution at the National Diploma level and Higher Diploma level;

National diploma

* Science Laboratory Technology * Fisheries Technology * Home and Rural Economics *

Agricultural Technology Agricultural technology or agrotechnology (abbreviated agtech, agritech, AgriTech, or agrotech) is the use of technology in agriculture, horticulture, and aquaculture with the aim of improving yield, efficiency, and profitability. Agricultural tec ...

*Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology *Business Administration and Management *Accountancy *Marketing *Public Administration *Horticultural Technology *

Statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ''wikt:Statistik#German, Statistik'', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of ...

*Animal Health and Production Technology *Co-operative Economics and Management *Environmental Management Technology

Higher national diploma

These are programmes for the award of Higher National Diploma; * Animal Production Technology * Crop Production Technology * Agricultural Extension and Management * Pest Management Technology *Horticulture and Landscape Technology *Fisheries Technology *Computer Science Technology *Home and Rural Economics *Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Technology (Farm Power and Machinery option) *Cooperative Economics and Management *Statistics

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