Agriculture University, Peshawar

About University:

Agriculture University, Peshawar, formerly known as College of Agriculture, was established in 1957 as a constituent college of the University of Peshawar. In 1974, the college became a Faculty of Agriculture under the University of Peshawar. It attained its autonomous status as Agricultural University, Peshawar in 1981.

Location:

Agriculture University, Peshawar is located in the Historical city of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The city is linked to the main motorway as well as the Karakorum Highway from which it is connected to all of the major cities of Pakistan including Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Multan. The roads are also linked to Afghanistan and China. Afghanistan is linked through the Khyber Pass, which is the main gateway for both cargo and passenger travel.

Faculties:

Various programmes of Studies have been offered in the following faculties:

•      Faculty of Crop Production Science

•     Faculty of Crop Protection Science

•     Faculty of Rural Social Science

•     Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science

•     Faculty of nutritional Science

The university also has three institutes: the Institute of Biotechnology and Genetics Engineering (IBGE), Institute of Business and Management Sciences (IBMS), and Institute of Development Studies (IDS).