Vision

At the moment, USRI is engaged in conducting research in the following areas:
1 Development of improved sugar cane varieties.
2 Evaluation of the productivity/adaptability of new sugarcane varieties in different agro-ecologies of Nigeria.
3 Processing of sugarcane for the production of sugar and other products (e.g. ethanol).
4 Estimation/Determination of the scale of sugarcane/sugar production in Nigeria.
5 Economic analysis of sugarcane/sugar production in Nigeria; and Comprehensive assessment of industrial sugarcane varieties cultivated in Nigeria.