PAST CONFERENCES OF THE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SOCIETY OF NIGERIA

NO

DATE

VENUE

YEAR

THEME

1st

28th February-4th March

Agricultural and Rural Management Institute (ARMTI) Ilorin

1994

Issue and Priorities for Nigeria’s Agricultural Extension in the 21st century.

2nd

24th -26th September

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

1995

Issues and Perspective in Technology Transfer for Food Security in the Present and future.

3rd

 

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile –Ife

1996

 Towards the Survival of Agricultural Extension System in Nigeria

4th

17th -19th June

Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi

1998

 Sustainable Agricultural Extensions in Nigerian

5th

13th -15 April

 University of Nigeria, Nsukka

1999

 Agricultural Extensions Research and Development in Nigeria

6th

8th -10th April

 University of Ibadan

2000

 Agricultural Extension and Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria.

7th

19th -23rd August

Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi

2001

Privatization and Commercialization of Agricultural Extension Services Delivery in Nigeria: Prospects & Problems

8th

16th-19th September

University of Benin

2002

 Stake Holder Participation for Strengthening Agricultural Extension Practice and Food Security in Nigeria.

9th

11th  – 14th  March

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile -Ife

2004

Structure and Operation of Agricultural Extension in Democratic and Deregulated Economy

10th

14th  – 17th  June

National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi 

2005

Capacity  Building in Nigeria  Agricultural Extension System 

11th

3rd  – 6th – April

Federal University of Agriculture,   Abeokuta

2006

Changing Perspectives in Extension Innovation System In Nigeria

12th

5TH –6TH JULY

University of Maiduguri

2007

Agricultural Extension and the Challenges of the Millennium Development Goal (MDGs).

13th

8th  -11th  April

Michael Okpara Federal University of Agriculture, Umudike

2008

Developing   Agricultural Extension Policy for Nigeria

14th

21st  -24th  April

Federal University of Technology, Minna

2009

Food Crisis in  Nigeria and Challenges for Agricultural Extension

15th

10th   -14th  May 

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile -Ife

2010

Challenges to Agricultural Development and Practice in   Nigeria

16th

21st  -24th  March

 Bayero University, Kano  

2011

Agricultural Extension Education and the Attainment Of MDGs: Challenges and Opportunities

17th

11th – 14th

University of Nigeria, Nsukka

2012

Extension Strategies  for  Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change

18th

5th – 9th May

Nasarawa  State University

2013

Transforming Nigerian Agriculture Through Agricultural Extension

19TH

27th -30th April

Federal University of Technology Owerri

2014

The State of Agricultural Extension in Nigeria

20TH

15th -17th May

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

2015

Agricultural Extension and Sustainable Farm Families

21ST

16TH -21ST April

University of Ibadan

2016

Repositioning Agricultural Extension for Sustainable Agricultural Development and National Economic Regeneration”

22nd

23-26TH  April

University of Port Harcourt

2017

Mainstreaming Entrepreneurship in Agricultural Extension

Practice in Nigeria

23rd

15th -18th April

University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

2018

Enhancing Capabilities of Farmer and Farm Communities Through Agricultural Extension

 

24th

7 th-10th April.

Raw Material Research and Development Council

2019

Enhancing Agricultural Extension Capabilities for Improved Agricultural Productivity In Nigeria

 

25th

5th -8th April.

Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto

2020

Enhancing the Role of Public and Private Agricultural Extension in Soil Conservation and Agricultural Productivity