The Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU)

The Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) could be a public agricultural university with central offices in Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal. Organized in a very manner kind of like agricultural universities in India, it's the sole such university in Asian country
It was created by the Parliament of Asian country, that passed a bill in June 2010 merging 2 constituent campuses of Tribhuvan University: the Rampur Agriculture field of the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science and also the biology field, Hetauda of the Institute of biology in Hetauda, Makawanpur. The university exists to supply agricultural hands developmentand promote analysis in agriculture, forestry, and allied disciplines. Through teaching, research, and extension programs in agriculture, livestock, and biology, it aims to lift the socio-economic conditions of rural folks.


Academics

The university has inheritable  college boy, graduate and Ph.D. programs in agricultural sciences of Rampur field and college boy program in biology of Hetauda field. The Rampur field offers college boy degrees together with a four-year B.Sc. Ag, five-year B.V.Sc. and A.H, four-year B.Sc Fisheries, biennial Master programs in Agriculture, Animal Science, Veterinary Science and cultivation, and Ph.D. programs.
In addition to its Bachelor of biology curriculum, the Hetauda biology field offers a Technical Certificate Level.
The university has one hundred forty school members situated at the Rampur Agriculture field and fifty five at the Hetauda biology field. The university strength consists of around 800 college boy students, two hundred postgraduate students and around fifty pH.D. students in disciplines of agriculture and biology. The Rampur educational complicated extends in a part of 280 hectares (690 acres) and also the Hetauda field has a part of ninety five hectares (230 acres).
The faculty members focus their analysis work on increasing production and productivity of agricultural commodities, post-harvest technology, up the shelf-life of food product, preserving diversity, and enhancing living systems and innovation capacities of farming communities. The postgraduate students square measure conducive thesis analysis to get data and technologies to deal with the problems of agriculture and biology within the nation.

History

Agriculture and biology University (AFU) was established as a results of a bill enacted by the Nepalese Parliament in June 2010 authorizing the creation of 3 new universities at campuses in hand by Tribhuvan University. The Rampur Agriculture field, related to the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, and also the biology field, Hetauda, related to the Institute of biology, were selected as campuses for the new university. As of Gregorian calendar month 2015, Tribhuvan University has refused to transfer possession of the campuses to the new university, citing its autonomy from the Nepalese general assembly, and also the existing Rampur Agriculture field has nonetheless to vacate its body offices.
Campuses
• Agriculture field, Rampur, Chitwan
• Forestry field, Hetauda, Makawanpur
The University complicated of AFU and its office, together with the offices of the administrator and Registrar, square measure on the Rampur field.