DAUDA HARATU (PhD)
Company: INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH/ AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
Position: HEAD OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION UNIT
Expert Summary
An Agronomist in the area of sustainable food systems and crop physiology. I currently head the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit in the Institute for Agricultural Research, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. I also lecture students of Agriculture at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Education
· PhD. Agronomy- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (2015-2024)
· MSc. Agronomy -Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (2012-2015)
· B. Agriculture- Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (2001 – 2008)
Experience
I have over 10 years in the academia and research. I have worked with projects like Optimizing Fertilizer Recommendation in Africa (OFRA) and COWPEA ATLAS. I am currently participating in the following researches at my Institute:
-Making the best of the season for optimum productivity of maize varieties through appropriate seed bed preparation and sowing date.
-Optimizing yield, income and Environmental Sustainability in Maize-Cowpea Intercropping Systems through Regenerative Agriculture in Northern Nigeria.
-Simulation of yields of some IAR maize (Zea mays L.) varieties under different nitrogen rates with CERES-maize (DSSAT v4.6) model in Alfisols of Samaru, Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria.
I currently head the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit for the Institute for Agricultural Research/ Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
