National Centre For Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM) is a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) with a mandate to mechanize Nigeria’s agriculture by developing simple need-based technology that reduces drudgery, increase farm productivity and improves farmers’ efficiency and their income. The mandate is achieved by carrying out the following specific functions:
- Encourage and engage in adaptive and innovative research towards the development of indigenous machines for farming and processing techniques;
- Design and develop simple and low-cost equipment which can be manufactured with local materials, skills and facilities;
- Standardize and certify, in collaboration with the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), agricultural machines, equipment and engineering practices in use in Nigeria;
- Bring into focus mechanical technologies and equipment developed by various institutions, agencies or bodies and evaluate their suitability for adoption;
- Assist in the commercialization of proven machines, equipment, tools and techniques;
- Disseminate information on methods and programmes for achieving speedy agricultural mechanization;
- Provide training facilities by organizing course and seminars specially designed to ensure sufficient trained manpower for appropriate mechanization;
- Promote cooperation in agricultural mechanization with similar institutions in and outside Nigeria and the international bodies, connected with agricultural mechanization.
KM. 20, Ilorin-Lokoja Highway,
Idofian,
PMB 1525, Ilorin,
Nigeria