AfriLAB: Regional Soil Laboratory Network for Africa | First meeting. 21 - 24 May 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya

1. NATIONAL SOILAND FERTILIZER LABORATORY
KADUNA
NIGERIA
EGBE WILLIAMS NGAJI

2. GROUP PHOTOS OF TRAINED STAFF
From Left to Right YUNUSA ALIYU MUSA ( Higher Lab Tech), HAFSAT YAHAYA
LAWAL ( Agric Engineer), EGBE WILLIAMS ( Agric Engineer, Head Soil and
Fertilizer Testing Unit ) RAHEEM TAYE (Agric officer/Lab assistant).

3. PHOTOS OF LABORATORY AND EQUIPMENTS

4. PHOTOS OF LABORATORY AND EQUIPMENTS

5. PHOTOS OF LABORATORY AND EQUIPMENTS

6. PHOTOS OF LABORATORY AND EQUIPMENTS

7. SOILANALYSIS
• TOTAL FUNCTIONAL ROUTINE LABORATORIES ARE
ABOUT 80 IN NUMBERS (RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND
UNIVERSITIES LABORATORIES INCLUSIVE).
• NO MOBILE LABORATORIES YET (CHERIFIEN OFFICE
OF PHOSPHATE(OCP)) GROUP OF MOROCCO
ESTERBLISH FEW-ABOUT 3).
• SOIL TESTING KIT ARE NOT COMMONLY USED, ONLY
FEW ABOUT 20 IN CIRCULATION.

8. • WE HAVE EQIUPMENTS CAPABLE OF HANDLING SOIL AND
FERTILIZER ANALYSIS.
• OUR EQUIPMENTS ARE PROPERLY MAINTAINED.
• ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ANALYTICAL GRADE REAGENTS
• ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY
• ADEQUATE SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER
• WE HAVE QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAMME
• LOW STAFF STRENGHT
• NEED PROGRAMMED TRAINING TO ENHANCE CAPACITY OF
LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS/PERSONEL.
• NEED FOR PARTICIPATION IN INTER LABORATORY COMPARISM
ROUNDS.
STRENGHT/ WEAKNESS

9. • THE MEETING WILL BE OF IMMENCE BENEFIT
TO US AS IT WILL INCREASE OUR LEVEL OF
COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARD OPERATING
SYSTEMS.
• BE PART OF INTER LABORATORY EXCHANGE
PROGRAMME.
• GRANT US OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE IDEAS,
INNOVATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY.
EXPECTATIONS FROM GLOSOLAN MEETING

10. Thanks for your
attention