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Message from the Dean
Tuesday, 09.01.2009, 09:34am (GMT)
 | | Prof. Samuel Kyamanywa - Dean |
The Faculty is one of the oldest units of the University, dedicated to advancing agricultural development through training, knowledge generation and service delivery in Uganda and the region. We are proud to be one of the premier Agricultural Faculties in sub-Saharan Africa which has contributed to Human capacity development and Agricultural Technology Generation in East Africa. We have done this through promotion of staff talent, improved teaching and enhancement of research and outreach facilities.We offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Agriculture including Agricultural Biotechnology, Horticulture, Land Use and Management, Agricultural Engineering and Agricultural Rural Innovation, Food Science and Technology, and Agribusiness Management. Graduates from this Faculty are Professionals, we therefore ensure that as students they participate in field internships where they get opportunity to apply theories, concepts and techniques in real-life situations. This also strengthens partnerships with stakeholders.Through our strong filed based research programmes backed by laboratory experiments, the Faculty is generating technology and identifying innovative approach for improving agriculture to ensure positive changes in farmers livelihood. The programmes identify needs and find solutions to agricultural, environmental, food and quality of life concerns. What makes our Faculty unique is the fact that all research programs are linked to graduate training. Hence are able to provide well trained Human Resources and well researched Technologies at the same time. No wonder, therefore, that the Faculty is. One of the leading units in terms of Research out put.We conduct outreach activities to disseminate the solutions beyond the Makerere University campus. The Continuing Agricultural Education Centre has used responsive and proactive strategies to conduct non-degree training to strengthen capacities of practitioners in various agricultural disciplines.We are proud of a total of 122 highly qualified and well trained academic staff of whom 59% have PhD, 37% MSc and 20% BSc degree. These continue to provide light quality training, consultancy services and collaborate with internal organization and Universities.Future developments of the Faculty will be guided by strategic plan which is in place. We are grateful to the multiple organizations and individual development partners - from donors to farmers and including national and international training, research and outreach institutions - whose involvement with us has led to the accomplishment of the activities presented on this website. Please browse the site and experience the impacts of the faculty.The Faculty of Agriculture is one of the oldest units of Makerere University, dedicated to advancing Agricultural development, through training, research for development, and service delivery. It is one of the premier Agricultural faculties in Sub - Saharan Africa which has contributed to human capacity development and agricultural research in Eastern Africa.The goal of the Faculty is to " Develop Intellectual capacity of students/scientists and equip them with the knowledge, practical skills and attitudes to positively influence sustainable agricultural development, nature conservation and judicious utilization of environmental resources ".The Faculty is proud of a total of 122 well trained academic - and 281 support staff or the academic staff, 72 are Ph.D holders, 45 are MSc. holders and 10 BSc holders. These serve an average of 85 graduate and 1091 undergraduate students per year, who are distributed in seven departments. The Departments are Animal Science, Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Extension Education, Crop Science, Food Science and Technology, and Soil Science. Makerere University Agriculture Research Institute at Kabanyoro (MUARIK) has the research infrastructure for the Faculty.The Faculty offers eight undergraduate and ten postgraduate degree programs. The undergraduate programs include:- BSc. Agriculture, BSc. Agricultural Engineering; BSc. Food Science and Technology BSc. Land Use and Management; Bachelor 0f Agricultural Extension Education; Bachelor of Agribusiness Management; BSc. Horticulture and Bachelor of Agricultural and Rural Innovations.The Postgraduate degree programs include:-MSc. Agricultural Economics, MSc. Agricultural and Applied Economics; MSc. Agricultural Engineering; MSc. Agricultural Extension Education; MSc. Applied Human Nutrition MSc. Animal Science; MSc. Crop Science; MSc. Food Science and Technology; MSc. Soil Science; MSc. Biotechnology and Seed Systems; Ph.D Programs are also available in the above area.The Faculty attracts substantial amount of funding for conducting research in different aspects of agricultural production and processing, including economics and extension. Among the supporters are Sida/SAREC, NORAD, VicRes, MSI, Roforum, BIOEARN, Agra, CARNEGIE, I@mak.com. Makerere School of Graduate Studies, IFS, DANIDA, EU, FARA, USAID/CRSPS, ISU. Though these support members of the Faculty are involved in over sixty research project in the last one year, published over 60 papers in pear reviewed journals and trained young scientists to MSc. Level. And perhaps most important the Faculty prides itself in having been the pioneer of Biotechnology training and research in the country. Indeed the Faculty of Agriculture is on of the most productive units of Makerere University.Contact:DeanFaculty of AgricultureMakerere UniversityP.O. Box 7062KampalaOffice: 256 414 542277Fax: 256 414 531641Email: deanagric@agric.mak.ac.ug skyamanywa@agric.mak.ac.ug
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