The mandate of the Faculty is to improve the agriculture sector through training, research and transfer of improved technologies to the farming community.
Teaching in the Faculty
Experience the high quality of learning offered by the faculty. The faculty provides a good studying environment for the students, high-quality teaching by competent, highly motivated, and committed lecturers, and provision of well-equipped laboratories and field demonstration units.
Practicals and field demonstrations
Students in the Faculty practice theoretical knowledge acquired through practicals, field demonstrations, field trips, and field attachment.
Research
Research in the faculty concentrates on three core areas: livestock productivity, crop productivity, and agricultural product value addition for food security, income generation, and employment creation. Research in livestock and plant sciences focuses on genetics, breeding, reproduction, development, nutrition, pathological and infectious diseases, climate-smart agriculture practices (CSA), value addition, and management of animals and plants for improved productivity and efficiency in the face of climate change.
Extension/Outreach
The Faculty is actively involved in extension by providing the following services to the community and the nation at large:
Faculty Programs, Products and Services
Programs
The Faculty through the departments offers competitive client driven and academic programs, including Certificates, Diploma and Degree courses in Plant Sciences; Animal Sciences; Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics; and Agricultural Education and Extension.
Products
Services