What you need to know about National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM)
Advancing agricultural mechanization through research, innovation, and standardized technologies to enhance productivity, efficiency, and sustainability in Nigeria.
The National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) is Nigeria’s premier institution dedicated to accelerating agricultural mechanization in the country. Established through Decree No. 35 of 1990 and later amended in the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) 2021 Act, NCAM serves as a hub for developing and promoting agricultural mechanization technologies to transform Nigeria’s agricultural sector.
To create a Centre with the capacity to mechanize Nigeria’s agriculture by encouraging home-grown mechanization technologies and drastically reducing or eliminating importation of agricultural machines and equipment.
To standardize developed agricultural mechanization technologies to ensure efficiency, reliability, quality, and consistency, while providing mechanization technologies across various value chains through research and development.
NCAM’s mandate encompasses several key functions:
1. Research and Development: Engage in adaptive and innovative research to develop indigenous machines for farming and processing techniques.
2. Design and Development: Create simple and low-cost equipment that can be manufactured using local materials, skills, and facilities.
3. Standardization and Certification: In collaboration with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, standardize and certify agricultural equipment to ensure quality and safety.
4. Training and Capacity Building: Provide supplementary facilities for manpower training in agricultural engineering to enhance the skills of individuals involved in agricultural mechanization.
5. Policy Development: Formulate guidelines for the importation of agricultural machinery and encourage the local design and manufacture of equipment.
Through these initiatives, NCAM aims to reduce drudgery in farming, increase productivity, and improve the efficiency and income of Nigerian farmers.
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Email: info@ncam.gov.ng