The Faculty of Agriculture was initiated in 2000 to meet the current qualitative and quantitative demand for professional agriculturists with hands-on skills, and who are able to sustainably address the need for modernization of agriculture and alleviation of poverty among the farming communities in Uganda.

Our Mission. The Faculty of Agriculture is to holistically build a critical quality and quantity of professional agriculturists with sustainable resource management hands-on skills, in order to meet the University goal of creating an environment friendly atmosphere where intellectual and moral values are a priority, while contributing to the national goal of modernizing agriculture as a means of contributing to achieving food security, alleviating poverty and diversifying foreign exchange earners.  The way to achieve this will be through short and long-term, demand driven curricula, as well as farmer needs oriented outreach programs.
 
Programmes

1. Bachelor of Science Agriculture (4 years Distance Learning Programme)
This programme aims at producing a graduate with capacity to create jobs, and with a round knowledge of agriculture that translates into real physical and financial outputs.

2. Bachelor of Science Organic Agriculture (4 years Distance Learning Programme)

This programme is intended to produce hands-on agriculturalists who will promote sustainable agriculture production through the use of organic principles and practices. This is necessary to mitigate environmental degradation due to unsustainable practices, and to meet increasing consumer demand for wholesome products.
 
Eligibility: For admission to the two programmes, candidates should possess a diploma in agriculture or closely related field. All admitted students must be working in agriculture, community development or related fields where participation in real practical work is possible, and should be able to take an annual study leave of at least 4 weeks.

3. Master of Science in Agro-ecology
This is a two year Masters Degree programme due to start 2010.
It will be run as a week-end programme.
The programme is intended to impart to students ability to understand the complexity of farming systems and relate them to ecological, economic and social aspects, with a view to sustainable agricultural production.
It aims at producing specialists who will be able to advise farmers how to manage agro-ecological systems to produce more food while at the same time conserving the ecosystem for future generations.

Eligiblity: The programme is open to holders of a Bachelors degree in biological sciences from recognized institutions, and who must have passed the Graduate Admission Test (GAT) conducted by the School of Post graduate Studies.

4.Uganda Organic Agriculture Sector Training Course
This is an annual two-week course aimed at benefiting key persons who are seriously interested in promoting, supporting and developing organic agriculture projects or programs.
The course is conducted usually in June and targets persons involved in organic agriculture production, processing and marketing.
After completion of the course participants get a certificate.
Participants are encouraged to plan, develop and implement organic agriculture projects when they go back.

Facilities
Field demonstrations are carried out at Kalagala Organic Demonstration and Research Unit and at the University’s Equator Valley Farm.
There is a moderate laboratory being developed for diagnostics and bio-work.
An Eco-tourism site is being developed next to Equator Valley Farm for demonstration of environment conservation and for educational and research purposes.