Agriculture & Horticulture

Dr. Ayuba La’ah Banta who was born in 1959 in Kaduna State, Nigeria; joined the service of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria in 1986 and rose to the rank of Chief Lecturer, Head of Department of General Agriculture and Director of School of Agricultural Technology in 2011 – 2012. He is a holder of BSc. Agriculture (1984), MSc. Agricultural Economics (1999) and Ph.D Agricultural Economics (2011) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria – Nigeria. Dr. A. L. Banta joined Kaduna State University in 2013 as Senior Lecturer and remains the current Head of Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension. He specialises in Farm Management and Production Economics. He has been teaching Statistics, Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Cooperatives. He has undertaken research on aspects of resource use efficiency, sustainable production system, organic farming, agricultural marketing, vocational and technical education, technological advancement in agriculture with numerous articles published in reputable journals within and outside the country. He is happily married to Mrs. Anna Mercy Ayuba and they are blessed with children.