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Background
The School of plant science is the pioneer department that has laid the foundation of teaching and research in crop science at the university. It was established in then College of Agriculture and mechanical arts in 1959. In the wake of its establishment, it began training for BSc degrees. Currently the school comprises four programs, namely Agronomy & Crop Ecology, Crop protection, Horticulture and Genetics & Plant Breeding. The School launched the 1st M.Sc. program in the fields of Agronomy, Horticulture and Crop Protection in1979.
As a result of the success it achieved over the years in teaching and research, the School further launched PhD programs in Agronomy, Plant Pathology and Plant Breeding in the year 2001/2002 and expanded to many other M.Sc. and PhD programs is among the early efforts of the School in trying to meet the postgraduate level trained manpower needs of the nation.
Besides of teaching both undergraduate and post-graduate (M.Sc. and PhD) courses, the academic staff of the School is successfully running large number of research and extension projects funded by various national and international agencies and serving communities.
objectives
- To produce qualified and competent graduates in the field of plant science
- To develop scientific crop production technologies
- To promote the dissemination of improved technologies
- To give community based services
Vission
To be a center of excellence in teaching, research and community service in crop production and managements through efficient utilization of available resources.
Mission
To produce highly qualified plant scientists through quality theoretical and practical teaching, who will envious work to tackle the poverty of rural population in particular and the nation at large, and to develop and disseminate problem solving crop production technologies through conducting demand- driven research.