The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) established the Research and Development Centre (RESDEC) in April, 1990 to address the research component of its tripodal mandate of teaching, research and extension services. To expand the research scope of the University and sufficiently fit into the modern trend, the Senate of the University, at its 178th meeting held on December 3, 2009, considered and approved the transformation of RESDEC to a full Research Institute called Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR).