Department of Communication & General Studies
Preamble In accordance with the requirement of the National Universities Commission (NUC) stipulated for all degree programmes, FUNAAB offers courses in General Studies which are generally unrelated to the courses characterising each degree programme. In 1988, the Department of General Studies was established. In 1999, the University Senate vide Senate Meeting of February 18, 1999, […]
Department of Agricultural Administration
Preamble The Department of Agricultural Administration was established in 2009 as one of the four Departments in the College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development (COLAMRUD). The mandate of the Department is to teach and conduct research in all aspects of agricultural administration and to contribute to the development of our immediate environment. The changing […]
Department of Agricultural Extension & Rural Development
Background Information Agricultural Extension and Rural Development as a sub-discipline in the Agricultural curriculum provides training in the techniques of delivering technical agricultural skills to the users. It is a core area, which cuts across all other discipline. Its need in the overall training programme underlines the importance of the knowledge of the processes and […]
Department of Agricultural Economics & Farm Management
History The realization of the need for adequate management of the farm business informed the establishment of the Department of Agricultural Management of the then Federal University of Technology, Abeokuta (FUTAB). It is one of the programmes that survived the various transformations prior to the establishment of the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta in 1988. The […]
College of Agricultural Management & Rural Development
Preamble The College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development (COLAMRUD), which started as College of Agricultural Management, Rural Development and Consumer Studies (COLAMRUCS) in 1988, was renamed COLAMRUD in 2009 when some of its Consumer Studies programmes were carved out and expanded to form the College of Food Science and Human Ecology (COLFHEC). Currently, the […]
Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Development & Sustainable Environment
Establishment of Ceadese A special multidisciplinary grants committee, under the supervision of the current Vice Chancellor Prof. F. K. Salako (then the Deputy Vice Chancellor – Development) sat to bid for the establishment of the World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence in the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). The competitive bid went through the […]
College of Animal Science & Livestock Production
Preamble The College of Animal Science and Livestock Production (COLANIM), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta was created in 1988 out of the then School of Technology of the old College of Science and Technology, Abeokuta. Currently, the College comprises five academic Departments as follows: Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics Department of Animal Nutrition Department […]
College of Food Sciences & Human Ecology
Background Information College of Food Science and Human Ecology was created in 2009 from the splitting of the former College of Agricultural Management, Rural Development and Consumer Studies (COLAMRUCS) into two separate Colleges; the other sister College being College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development. The College adopted its acronym “COLFHEC” like its other counterparts […]
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Philosophy The philosophy is to produce a professional in Mechanical Engineering who is concerned with the analysis, design and synthesis of systems such as prime movers, internal combustion engines, and steam and gas turbines, refrigeration and airconditioning equipment, machine tools, material handling systems, elevators and escalators, industrial production equipment, robots used in manufacturing and interaction […]
College of Engineering
Philosophy, Objective and Mandate The primary philosophy that guides the training of students is the production of skilled manpower that is adequately furnished with the comprehensive information required for engaging in economic agricultural production in an environment characterized by rural setting and adequate land endowment. Such knowledgeable professional manpower has to be produced in an […]