Federal College of Horticultural Technology, Dadin Kowa

The Federal College of Horticulture, Dadin Kowa (FCHDK) is a federal college in Gombe State, Nigeria, located at KM40 on the Gombe-Biu Road, Dadin Kowa (PMB 108, Gombe). Its tagline is "Horticulture for Sustainable Development", and it focuses on horticultural and agricultural education, practical training, research, innovation and community development. It trains students for ND, HND and certificate-level qualifications in technical and professional fields.

The College is headed by a Provost, Dr. Umar Umar Abdullahi, supported by a Deputy Provost, a Bursar, an Acting Registrar and a College Librarian. Its mandate covers agricultural education, practical skills, research, innovation, extension and community engagement, and sustainable development.

Academic work is organised in four schools:

• School of Horticulture and Agricultural Technology (horticulture, crop production, irrigation, mechanisation, pest management, agricultural extension and management, agribusiness)
• School of Animal Health, Production and Fisheries Technology (animal health, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture)
• School of Basic Sciences and General Studies (mathematics, statistics, chemistry, biology, physics, digital literacy)
• School of Extension, Management and Social Sciences (extension, agribusiness, management, entrepreneurship, rural and community development)

Programme areas include Horticultural Technology, Agricultural Technology, Crop Production, Pest Management Technology, Agricultural Extension and Management, Agribusiness Management, Animal Health and Production Technology, Fisheries Technology, Cooperative Economics and Management, Computer Science, Science Laboratory Technology, Library and Information Science and Social Development, offered at ND and/or HND level.

Teaching combines classroom study with practical learning on demonstration farms, horticultural nursery and protected-cultivation spaces, animal and fisheries units, science laboratories and ICT facilities. The College library includes a VR learning station for immersive learning. Research is coordinated through the Research, Innovation and Digital Agriculture Office (RIDAO), with themes that include GIS and remote sensing, smart agriculture and climate-smart production.