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Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya

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Type
  
Public

Dean
  
Dr. K Samarasinghe

Campus
  
Suburban

Address
  
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Number of students
  
1,303

Undergraduates
  
839

Postgraduates
  
464

Established
  
1947

Location
  
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Website
  
www.pdn.ac.lk/agri

Phone
  
+94 71 660 8951

Founded
  
1947

Academic staff
  
103

Similar
  
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Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya is one of the eight faculties of University of Peradeniya and the oldest agriculture faculty in Sri Lanka. It conducts undergraduate programs and the Post-graduate Institute of Agriculture, which is affiliated to the faculty conducts the graduate programs in the field of agriculture.

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Faculty operates in two locations as main administration buildings are situated in the main campus of University of Peradeniya and a separate sub-campus is located in Mahailuppallama, North Central province of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1947 with an initial batch of 16. Mahailuppallama sub campus was established in 1968.

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Programs

  • B.Sc. Degree in Agricultural Technology & Management
  • B.Sc. Degree in Food Science & Technology
  • B.Sc. Animal Science And Fisheries

    • Farms

  • A livestock field station is located at Mawela, about 1.5 km from the faculty. It serves undergraduate training and research. The station maintains European dairy cattle, buffaloes, broilers, swine, ducks, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs and micro livestock.
  • An experimental station is located at Dodangolla, 20 km from the faculty. This farm occupies 83 hectares of productive land.
  • The Department of Agricultural Engineering maintains a farm at Meewathura, by the Mahaweli River.

    • Centres

  • Agribusiness Centre (AbC)
  • Agricultural Biotechnology Centre (AgBC)
  • Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Study Centre
  • Soil Survey Laboratory & SRICANSOL Resource Centre

    • References

    Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya Wikipedia
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