Nigeria No.1 Horticultural Research Institute
The National Horticultural Research Institute (Headquarter); located in Ibadan was established in 1975 with the assistance of United Nations Development Programme in conjunction with food and Agricultural Organization as fruits and vegetables research and demonstration centre.
It acquired the status of a national institute in June 1976. The Institute’s headquarter is situated on a 350 hectares of land at Jericho Reservation Area, Idi-Ishin, Ibadan, in the rainforest agro-ecological zone of South Western Nigeria. To give a national outlook, the institute has two substations located in Mbato-Okigwe, Imo state in South Eastern Nigeria and the other at Bagauda, Kano state.
Our Research Programs
Citrus Research Program: The Citrus research program is committed to improving the efficiency of citrus production, fruit quality and making fruit available all year round at affordable prices
Extension Research Program: Through this program we work in partnership with farmers, researchers and other stakeholders for the generation and dissemination of appropriate horticultural technologies.
Farming Systems Research Program: This program helps to foster the development of sustainable horticultural cropping system for different ecological zones of Nigeria.
Floriculture Research Program: Our goal with this program is to improve through research our environment and make production of ornamental plants a major source of income for Nigerians
Fruits Research Program: With this program we have been able to collect, conserve, domesticate and propagate tropical fruits with emphasis on indigenous tropical fruits facing imminent extinction;
Product Development Program: This program is concerned with post-harvest handling of fruits and vegetables including packaging, storage and processing.
Spices Research Program: The program aim to develop sustainable production and utilization of horticultural spice crops in order to achieve excellence in spices research as well as aromatic plants in Nigeria.
Vegetable Research Program: This program helps to develop improved varieties and improved farmer adaptable agro-techniques for sustainable production of vegetable in all agro-ecological zones of Nigeria.
For more info, visit: www.nihort.gov.ng
