University of Venda Courses School Of Agriculture Offered

University of Venda Courses School Of Agriculture Offered

The Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the University of Venda offers two undergraduate programmes, i.e. the BSc Agric Economics and the BSc Agric. Agribusiness Management. While the first is oriented towards addressing production related challenges facing farmers in the region, the latter is more focused on the value add and marketing aspects of the discipline. The two programmes are further merged into the MSc and PhD Agricultural Economics programme.

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Agricultural and Rural Engineering Specialization)

This programme aims at training well qualified graduates who are well versed in the challenging engineering and rural development issues faced by rural communities. These include; Irrigation, Soil and Water Conservation and Management, Agricultural Structures, Farm Mechanization and Rural Industries, Crop Processing and Renewable Energy Technologies.

The programme prepares graduates with necessary problem solving skills and competencies which will enable them to be highly innovative and be able to function effectively as:

Advisors, designers or supervisors of rural development projects
Applied scientists- the graduates will also be able to find employment as specialists in Government, Agribusiness, Research and Training Institutions, Private Consultancies and to establish their own business.

The Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the University of Venda offers two undergraduate programmes, i.e. the BSc Agric Economics and the BSc Agric. Agribusiness Management. While the first is oriented towards addressing production related challenges facing farmers in the region, the latter is more focused on the value add and marketing aspects of the discipline. The two programmes are further merged into the MSc and PhD Agricultural Economics programme.

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness

Agricultural and Rural Engineering

Department of Animal Science

Department of Consumer Sciences

Department of Food Science and Technology

Forestry

Horticultural Sciences

Plant Production

Department of Soil Science