Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

 

Prof. F.N. Madubuike - Faculty Dean.

  Agriculture is one of  the key sectors in the Nigerian Economy for the transformation and sustenance  of the Nigerian agriculture to a modern scientific and technology-driven  sector, the training of appropriate manpower is imperative. Our objective is to  produce graduate who are not just jobseekers but prospective entrepreneurs, as  well as those who could contribute meaningfully to research and policy and to  the growth of agriculture in the country. The faculty offers six courses which  span for five academic year with a compulsory industrial training that would be  done in the University Teaching and Research farm or an equivalent research  farm approved by the school. The departments that make up the faculty include:
  1.   Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural  Development
  2.   Animal Science and Fisheries
  3.   Crop Science and Biotechnology
  4.   Food Science and Technology
  5.   Nutrition and Dietetics
  6.   Soil Science

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  To gain admission  into any of the department been offered in this faculty, the candidate must  obtain in not more than two sittings five SSCE or GCE O’ level Credit passes  including English Language, Chemistry, Biology/ Agric. Science, Mathematics,  Physics, Economics or Geography. For direct entry requirements, holders of NCE  or ND in any of the offered courses or related discipline with not less than  merit level may be considered for direct admission into 200 level. Holders of  HND with not less than merit pass will be admitted into 300 level provided such  candidates have met the minimum UME requirements.

 

HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS

                                                                                                                           

Assoc.    Prof. Emma Nwanekezi	Food    Science & Technology
Assoc.    Prof (Mrs) C. Asinobi	Nutrition    & Dietetics
Dr.    M.O. Onuh	Crop    Science & Biotechnology
Dr.    Chris Ndubuisi	Animal    Science & Fisheries
Dr.    C. Nwosu	Agric.    Economics & Extension
Dr.    Hilary Okorie	Soil    Science & Environment