PHILOSOPHY

OBJECTIVES 

The objectives of the faculty include:

1. To produce graduates geared towards self-employment;
2. To produce graduates with sufficient technical, productive and entrepreneurship in any aspect of agriculture and other related disciplines;
3. To produce graduates that are relevant to themselves, the industry and society and who can contribute effectively to national development goals in agriculture.
4. To advance knowledge in Agriculture in order to enhance the skills and expertise required for self-reliance and gainful employment;
5. To provide a good academic environment is a necessity in preparing the students for scholarship and service to humanity;
6. To educate the students on the place and importance of Research and Development” using the concepts and techniques in Agriculture as well as Home Economics, Hospitality and Tourism industry for the development of our immediate community and the nation at large; and
7. To enable the students to acquire the knowledge through the broad-based training in relation to the MAS as required by the NUC, thereby making our graduates competitive in various challenges and ventures in life.

The overall objective of the programme is to produce graduates with a good understanding of their vast areas of specialization.

Professor Sixtus Anyanwu

Headship of the Department

It is worthy of note that since the inception of the department of Agriculture at this University, only Professor Sixtus O. Anyanwu had the singular opportunity of serving as a Substantive Head of the Department.

Heads of Department of Agriculture from 1984 -2022