The Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers (NIAE) is the national professional body for agricultural engineering in Nigeria. Established in 1975 as the Nigerian Society of Agricultural Engineers (NSAE) and reconstituted in 1999 as a division of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), NIAE advances the science, practice, education and standards of agricultural engineering.
Objects of the Institution
- To promote the science and art of engineering in agriculture
- To encourage original research
- To foster and promote agricultural engineering education
- To advance in every possible way the standards of agricultural engineering
- To promote intercourse of agricultural engineers among its members and with allied technologists
- To encourage the enhancement of professional competence of its members
The National Secretariat is located at the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM), Ilorin, Nigeria. The affairs of the Institution are managed by the National Executive Council (NEC), comprising elected executives and six regional chairmen.