Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
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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.
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.
University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission...
and the oldest agriculture faculty in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. 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.
Faculty operates in two locations as main administration buildings are situated in the main campus of University of Peradeniya
Campus of University of Peradeniya
Main campus of University of Peradeniya is located in Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. It has an additional sub-campus located in Mahailuppallama, North Central province...
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.
Programs
- B.Sc. Degree in Agricultural Technology & Management
- B.Sc. Degree in Food Science & Technology
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 hectareHectareThe hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
s 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