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DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE AND LAND MANAGEMENT
The Department was established as the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Mechanisation (SSAM) under the then College of Applied Science and Technology (CAPT). In 1989, the Department was placed under the College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT). Since inception the Department has produced graduates in various classes of B. Agric degree including many in first class. Staff-student relationship is very cordial, with staff providing necessary guidance for students to achieve excellence in their academic career.
The University Senate at its 131 meeting on April 28, 2004 approved the change of name of the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Mechanization to the Department of Soil Science and Land Management (SSLM).
The Department started with six academic staff in 1988 but only two of these pioneer lecturers remained by 2005. In 2004, three academic staff of the Department who were teaching the Agricultural Mechanization aspect of the discipline were transferred to the newly established Department of Agricultural Engineering and this informed the need for a review of the curriculum of the programme and change of name.
Currently, there are 12 academic staff in various sub-disciplines of Soil Science, namely, Pedology/Soil Survey and Classification, Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition, Soil Physics/Soil and Water Conservation, Soil Chemistry, Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry. Courses in these sub-disciplines are taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
The University Senate at its 153 meeting in October 2005 approved additional courses to be taught as electives in order to improve the curriculum of the undergraduate programme to conform to global trend and enhance entrepreneurial skill.
These courses were
(i) Soil Biology and Ecology,
(ii) Land-Use Management and
(iii) Soil Pollution Management.
Standard laboratory and field equipment are available to support teaching, research and consultancy in these sub-disciplines. In this regard, the Department has senior non-academic staff coordinating the laboratory and field/farm activities.
PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES
Soil Science evolved as an agricultural and a natural science with the focus on agriculture in view of the need to provide food security for mankind. Although this need has been met by many industrialized nations, it is yet to be met in many countries of the world, particularly in Africa. For Nigeria, therefore, soil science has a major role to play in ensuring adequate food production, just as it did with the phenomenon of