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College of Agriculture andTechnology, Bakura (formerly College of Agriculture and Animal Science Bakura)is an Agriculture institution which has been in the past 27 years devoteditself to training of young men and women in the art and modern agriculture. In another words, the college has Agric engineers, farmers,agricultural entrepreneurs, Extension, business and fields of AgriculturalScience and beyond.
 
Collegeof Agriculture, Bakura, was established in 1971 as one of the fouroriginal constituent colleges under the Division of Agricultural Colleges (DAC)of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU). It wascreated to train middle-level agricultural manpower in Nigeria. The institutionwas transferred from ABU to the Sokoto State Government in 1994, and it is nowsituated in Zamfara State. 
 
Our institution awarded HND, ND certificatesin General Agriculture Computer Science and some Art courses.
 The College status was done in line with theFederal Government Decree No. 16 of 1985 which empowered the National Board forTechnical Education (NBTE) to moderate and accredit academic programmes oftechnological institutions in the country.
The entry of the NBTE resulted in anoverall enhancement in the physical facilities and standardization of the curriculafor the various academic programmes. The entry requirements were alsoupgraded according to National Standards for Tertiary Institutions. College hassince been offering both National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma(HND) in key areas of agriculture.
The institution is strictly guidedby the College law, Conditions of Service, Students Handbook and other relevantrules in carrying out its mandate.