Draft:Federal College of Land Resources Technology Kuru-Jos



The Federal College of Land Resources Technology, Kuru-Jos (formerly known as the Federal Soil Conservation School) was established in 1968 by Decree 12. It was initially sited at Katsina, but later moved to Jos due to the prominence of mining activities on the Plateau, which was rapidly degrading the land.

The College, which was jointly administered by the Federal Government and USAID, commenced academic activities for Agricultural Instructors in Soil and Water Conservation on 3rd March, 1969. The administrative supervision of the College was under the Department of Land Resources & Climate Change Management Services of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development until 30th September, 2021.

With the coming into force of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (Amendment) Act 2021 on 30th September, 2021, the management of the College was brought under the control of the Council. The Act also empowered the College to establish spin-off companies as a platform for commercializing agricultural innovation and findings.

The mandates of the College currently include training middle level manpower for the agricultural sector, particularly in land resources inventory, management and conservation, agricultural extension and socio-economics, agricultural technology, survey and geo informatics, entrepreneurship development, and soil management; development and organization of short-term courses in all aspects of agriculture; and carrying out soil advisory services to corporate bodies and individuals, among others. The physical address of the College is along Vom Road, Opposite the National Institutes for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Plateau State, Nigeria.