Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria
The Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) was established in Ibadan, Oyo State on 1st December, 1964 as a successor autonomous research organization to the Nigerian Substation of the defunct West African Cocoa Research Institute (WACRI) (Nigeria Statute, Act No. 6 of 1950) following the establishment in 1964 of the headquarters of the said WACRI at Tafo, Ghana with responsibility to conduct research to facilitate improved production of disease free or disease-resistant cocoa. By virtue of the Nigerian Research Institutes Act No. 33 of 1964, the scope of CRIN was expanded beyond that of WACRI to include research on kola and coffee in addition to cocoa.
In 1975, by the Agricultural Research Institutes (Establishments etc.), the scope of CRIN research activities was further enlarged to include cashew and tea. Consequently, CRIN today has mandate to conduct research on five crops, namely; Cocoa, Kola, Coffee, Cashew and Tea throughout the country.
Mission: To apply science and technology in increasing productivity, improving quality and value addition of Cashew, Cocoa, Coffee, Kola and Tea.
Vision: To be a centre of excellence of international repute in the research and development of Cashew, Cocoa, Coffee, Kola and Tea.
Objectives: According to the aforementioned enabling Decree, the expressed objectives of CRIN mandate on these five crops are:
- Improvement of the genetic potential, agronomic and husbandry practices, including processing and storage of the crops.
- Identification of the ecology and methods of control of pests and diseases affecting the crops.
- Investigating the effective utilization of the crops and their by-products, and the feasibility of small-scale production of such end-use products.
- Integration of the cultivation of the mandate crops into cropping systems where each crop is grown by farmers.
- Identification of the ecology and methods of control of pests and diseases affecting the crops.
For more see www.crin.gov.ng
