The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Samaru was established in 1924 as the research division of the Department of Agriculture for the defunct Northern region of Nigeria. IAR was formally transferd by law to the later established  Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) on October 14, 1962. With the Federalization of the University in 1975, IAR was affiliated in accordance with statute 14 of the university. IAR has been the bedrock of crop research and improvement in the savanna region of Nigeria

OUR MISSION:
To generate,disseminate and impart improved agriculture technologies for enhanced crop production and ultilization to achieve national self reliance in food and industrial raw materials and have surplus for export.

OUR VISION:
The institute is poised to serve as center of excellence for sustainability,affordable,effecience,and easily adoptable technologies to enhance farm productivity and product utilization in Nigeria.