Umudike
Encyclopedia
Umudike is a community in Abia State
, Nigeria
, about 10 kilometers southeast of Umuahia
, the state capital. It is home to the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture and to the National Root Crops Research Institute
.
Abia State
Abia State is a state in southeastern Nigeria. The capital is Umuahia, although the major commercial city is Aba, formerly a British colonial government outpost. The state was created in 1991 from part of Imo State and its citizens are predominantly Igbo people...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, about 10 kilometers southeast of Umuahia
Umuahia
Umuahia is the capital of Abia State in southeastern Nigeria. Umuahia is located along the rail road that lies between Port Harcourt to Umuahia's south and Enugu city to its north. Umuahia has a population of 359,230 according to the 2006 Nigerian census. Umuahia's indigenous ethnic group are the...
, the state capital. It is home to the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture and to the National Root Crops Research Institute
National Root Crops Research Institute
The National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Abia State is an agricultural research institute in Nigeria.Its origins can be traced back to an experimental farm established at Moor Plantation, Ibadan on January 1, 1923 by the Nigerian Department of Agriculture.The School of Agriculture was...
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