Bachelor of Agricultural & Rural Innovation

About this Program

The goal of the program is to strengthen the relevance of the curriculum by encompassing the emerging national agricultural and rural development issues such as poverty, natural resource degradation, and socio economic inequities among others.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
Integration of social and technical disciplines related to agricultural and rural development to enable graduates champion development in agrarian societies.
Developing a systematic view of development among professionals of rural and agricultural development.
Developing multi skilled professionals with agricultural, leadership, analytical, facilitative and reflective competencies to coordinate, stimulate and guide innovations and multi actor partnerships for improving rural livelihoods with broader view of local, regional and global trends in development.
Integrating professional and ethical values and mindsets for accountable agricultural and rural development professionals.
Providing alternative training approaches for more effective professionals to confront the complex challenges of poverty, food insecurity and natural resources management in the sub-Saharan region.

Undergraduate or Graduate Level : Undergraduate Level

Duration of Program : 4 Years

Courses

Year 2

Course Title	Course Code	Credit Units	Level
INTRODUCTION TO AGRONOMY AND FARMING SYSTEMS	CRS 1204	3	Undergraduate Level
PRINCIPLES OF SOIL MANAGEMENT	SOS 2103	3	Undergraduate Level

Course Title	Course Code	Credit Units	Level
INTEGRATED SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT	SOS 2201	3	Undergraduate Level

Year 3

Course Title	Course Code	Credit Units	Level
ETHICS AND INTEGRITY	ARI 3104	2	Undergraduate Level
VEGETABLE PRODUCTION	HRT 3101	3	Undergraduate Level
Tropical Soils And Their Management	SSL 3102	3	Undergraduate Level

Course Title	Course Code	Credit Units	Level
FIELD CROPS DISEASES	CRS 3201	3	Undergraduate Level