Agriculture and Forestry University

Agriculture and Forestry University
कृषि तथा वन विज्ञान विश्वविद्यालय
Logo of Agriculture And Forestry University
TypePublic Coeducational
EstablishedJune 2010
ChancellorPrime Minister of Nepal
Vice-ChancellorPunya Prasad Regmi[1]
DeanArjun Kumar Shrestha[2]
Hom Bahadur Basnet[3]
Gandhiv Kafle[4]
Academic staff
107 [5]
Total staff
362 [5]
Students1,978 [5]
Undergraduates1883 [5]
Postgraduates367 [5]
45 [5]
Location
Rampur, Chitwan
,
Nepal

27°39′01″N 84°21′01″E / 27.650407°N 84.350143°E / 27.650407; 84.350143
Campus690 acres (280 ha)
Websiteafu.edu.np

The Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) (Nepali: कृषि तथा वन विज्ञान विश्वविद्यालय) is a public agricultural university in Nepal. AFU has its central offices at Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal.[6] It was established by the Parliament of Nepal through a bill passed in June 2010 merging two constituent campuses of Tribhuvan University namely Rampur Agriculture Campus of IAAS and Hetauda Campus of IOF in Hetauda, Makwanpur.[7]

The university is the country's first technical university that offers agricultural workforce development and promotes research in agriculture, forestry, and allied disciplines through teaching, research, and extension programs across the country. The soul aim of the university is to produce mainpower for agriculture and forest industry.[8][9]

  1. ^ "Vice-chancellor of the AFU". Agriculture And Forestry University.
  2. ^ "Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, AFU". Agriculture And Forestry University.
  3. ^ "Dean of the Faculty of Animal Sciences, Veterinary Sciences and Fisheries, AFU". Agriculture And Forestry University.
  4. ^ "Dean of the Faculty of Forestry, AFU". Agriculture And Forestry University.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "AFU in Numbers". Agriculture And Forestry University.
  6. ^ "Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal, | EducateNepal.com". www.educatenepal.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  7. ^ "त्रिवि र कृषि विश्वविद्यालय विवादको स्रोत ऐन". Annapurnapost.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Agriculture and Forestry University halts student admissions in private colleges". The Himalayan Times. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  9. ^ "PM against providing AFU's land for cricket stadium". The Himalayan Times. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.