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Faculty of Agriculture - Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU)

Rampur, Chitwan

Estd. 2010

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+977-56-591141

Overview

The Faculty of Agriculture (FOA) of Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU)is a vital faculty within Agriculture and Forestry University considering the faculty strength, staff number as well as the number of students enrolled both in undergraduate and post graduate programs. Its excellence in teaching, research, and outreach activities in agriculture has been recognized both at the national and international levels.

Faculty of Agriculture (FOA) has 9 departments and 2 centers consisting of 52 highly qualified faculty members involved in teaching undergraduate and post-graduate courses with the support of a team of 67 administrative and technical staff members. Recently, this faculty has expanded its undergraduate program (B.Sc.Ag.) through the College of Natural Resources Management, Puranchaur in Kaski. 

It encourages, facilitates, and supports faculty members and students for research and scholarly activities relevant to the needs of concerned stakeholders. The FOA fosters student self-development, commitment, and responsibility for the welfare of Nepalese society by imparting knowledge regarding modernization and commercialization of the agriculture sector in a sustainable manner. 

This faculty has started an undergraduate program as B.Sc.Ag. (4 years) since 2069/70 BS at Rampur and since 2072/73 BS at Puranchaur in Kaski. At present, more than 580 undergraduate students are studying B.Sc.Ag. at Rampur and 50 undergraduates at Puranchaur. This faculty has started its post-graduate (M.Sc.Ag. and Ph.D.) program in 2070/71 during which 75 students were enrolled in the M.Sc.Ag. program in 8 departments and the number of students enrolled in 2071/72 and 2072/73 were 93 and 83 respectively in the PG programs including the PG program of Biotechnology Center and Center for Development Studies and Rural Sociology. 

Besides the production of quality agriculture manpower, this faculty is fully committed to the research and extension activity of our University. In this context, FOA is willing to provide agriculture services to the communities on the basis of mutual cooperation by establishing Science Centers in different agro-ecological zones of the country. Further, our competent faculty members are conducting various research projects in collaboration with different national and international organizations. 

Agriculture faculty members have good working relationships with other stakeholders of agriculture including the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Nepal Agriculture Research Council (NARC), National Agriculture Research and Development Fund (NARDF), LiBIRD, USAID/AVRDC, Winrock International, etc. We are also happy to provide space and accommodation to conduct workshops/seminars and related research activities by the participating faculty members from other countries. Further, FOA has linked up with the well-reputed university abroad for capacity building, enhancing research and laboratory capacity, faculty and student research, etc.

Colleges:

  • College of Natural Resource Management, Puranchaur, Kaski
  • College of Natural Resource Management, Tikapur, Kailali
  • College of Natural Resource Management - Marin, Kapilakot, Sindhuli
  • College of Natural Resource Management, Pakhribas, Dhankuta

Departments

  • Department of Agricultural Economics and Agri. Business Management
  • Department of Soil Science and Agri Engineering
  • Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Department of Plant Pathology
  • Department of Entomology
  • Department of Horticulture
  • Department of Agriculture Extension and Rural Sociology
  • Department of Agricultural Botany and Agri. Ecology
  • Department of Agronomy

Centers

  • Center for Development Studies and Rural Sociology
  • Center for Biotechnology

Contact Details:

Faculty of Agriculture - Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU)

Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal

Phone: +977-56-591141, +977-56-520602

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.afu.edu.np

Affiliations

  • Agriculture and Forestry University

Infrastructure / Facilities

  • Cafeteria
    Cafeteria
  • Library
    Library
  • Sports
    Sports
  • Labs
    Science Lab
  • Conference
    Conference
  • Multimedia
    Multimedia
  • Online Journal
    Journal
  • Counselling
    Counselling
  • Scholarship
    Scholarships

Contact Details of Faculty of Agriculture - Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU), Chitwan

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Shreeram Adhikari Shreeram Adhikari

Some info about AFU, Central Campus

Posted On: 3 years ago | I don't recommend this course.

Hello viewer! Myself as a BSc. agriculture student from AFU, I would like to provide some information about this university and its central campus. This University is truely based on the technical field of education of agriculture, veterinary, fisheries and forestry. This is the only one university in Nepal run by government with four major technical subjects only. BSc. Agriculture: Central campus for faculty of agriculture is in Rampur, Chitwan. Some government and private colleges under the affiliation of AFU have been established in different parts of country. BVSc. & AH: College for Bachelor in Veterinery Science and Animal Husbandry (BVSc. & AH) is present in Rampur, Chitwan. No any AFU affiliated college of veterinery is present in any part of Nepal. BSc. Fisheries: Central campus for Fisheries is also present in Rampur, Chitwan. No any affiliated colleges of AFU are present in elsewhere for this faculty. This is also one and only BSc. Fisheries college in Nepal. BSc. Forestry: Central campus of BSc. Forestry under the AFU is present in Hetauda, Makawanpur. One affiliated college of forestry under the AFU is present in Katari, Udayapur. Information about entrance exam: Entrance exam of all the subjects will be held just after the Tihar and Chhat festival, in the months of Mangshir and Paush. If you are interested in entrance preparation of these Agriculture, Veterinary, Fisheries and Forestry, you can visit Agrivetforestry Website.

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Ramnewash kohar

What is facility available in AFU for poor family?

Ramnewash koharPosted 3 years ago

Ramnewash kohar

We can admission without entrance preparation ?

Ramnewash koharPosted 3 years ago