Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
View(s):The leader in Sri Lanka for the higher education of Agriculture and allied sectors. Established in 1948, we are the premier Faculty of Agriculture in the country that offers you a wealth of academic inheritance accrued for seventy-five years. Experience and the calibre of the academic staff of the Faculty are unparalleled. The Faculty has 137 permanent academic cadre positions, of which 113 are filled. They comprise nearly 75% of PhD degrees from the best universities worldwide. Approximately 50% of our academic staff are Professors, which is a unique achievement. The Faculty has introduced many innovations to the nation’s higher educational system. Being the oldest, largest and the most dynamic Faculty of Agriculture in the country, it presently offers three-degree programmes of 4-year duration: B.Sc. Honours in Agricultural Technology & Management (39B), B.Sc. Honours in Food Science & Technology (35B) and B.Sc. Honours in Animal Science & Fisheries (89B). The total annual student intake to the Faculty through the UGC as of the 2020/2021 academic year is 345.
In addition, the Faculty also accommodates foreign and special provision students. The medium of instruction of all the educational programmes offered by the programmes offered by the Faculty is English. Proving the quality and the standard that the Faculty maintains, all three-degree programmes earned A grades from the Programme Review conducted by the UGC in 2019/2020. Today the Faculty of Agriculture comprises eight academic departments: Agricultural Biology, Agricultural Economics and Business Management, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Extension, Animal Science, Crop Science, Food Science and Technology and Soil Science. The multitude of disciplines the Faculty teaches allows the students who follow the BSc in Food Science and Technology and BSc in Animal Science and Fisheries degree programmes with industryspecific knowledge and skills. Our students obtain balanced training in communication skills, computer & IT skills and life skills development (critical thinking, problem-solving, leadership and teamwork skills, and ethnic harmony) to meet the needs of modern society. In addition, the Faculty provides several opportunities for its bestperforming students to obtain a part of their education in some of the leading foreign universities.
These are the very reasons our graduates are 100% employable within a short period after graduation. The Faculty has established Agribusiness Centre, Biotechnology Centre, Agriculture Education Unit, and Community Development Unit to support its academic programs and outreach activities. In addition, it provides sound practical training in Agriculture through its Subcampus at Mahailluppallama, Livestock Farm at Mawela, Udaperadeniya, Experimental Station at Dodangolla and Meewathura Farm at Peradeniya. The MI Sub-campus offers leadership training, a second language for all three-degree programmes and practical training for students who follow the Agricultural Technology and Management Degree during the first semester, which also involves community-based learning as the students get an opportunity to interact with the surrounding farming and business community closely and to learn from their wealth of experience.Our students have immense opportunities to get involved in social and welfare activities through various student societies and events conducted by the Faculty. . To assist our students during their studies at the Faculty, the Faculty also offers formal advisory and counselling programmes, financial assistance for needy students and many other benefits. The latest addition to this is The Kiosk, the student-run restaurant established by the Faculty with the support of its Alumni. It provides the students with exposure to the world of work and an opportunity to earn an income to support their academic endeavours. As a leading faculty of the most picturesque university in the country, we live as one family, thus creating a better environment for teaching and learning. Moreover, our graduates are resourceful, opportunityseeking, versatile, and adaptable due to their unique training. As a result, they always dominate the job market. They can find employment locally and internationally, almost in all sectors of society, and a significant share of our alums have ventured into starting their businesses and thus created numerous employment opportunities while contributing to the country’s development. With the Faculty staff, I invite those interested in finding information about the Faculty to explore our website. Furthermore, I am happy to answer any queries you may have.
Prof Sarath S Kodithuwakku
B.Sc.Agric.(P’deniya); MBA Marketing (Stir);
Ph.D. Entrepreneurship (Stir.), MSLIM, FIMSL
Dean, Faculty of Agriculture
(dean@agri.pdn.ac.lk)
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