Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya is one of the nine faculties of
University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya ( si, පේරාදෙණිය විශ්වවිද්යාලය, ta, பேராதனைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University ...
and the oldest agriculture faculty in
Sri Lanka. It conducts undergraduate programs and the Post-graduate Institute of Agriculture, which is affiliated to the faculty conducts graduate programs in the field of agriculture.
Faculty operates in two locations as main administration buildings are situated in the
main campus of University of Peradeniya and a separate sub-campus is located in Mahailuppallama,
North Central province of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1947 with an initial batch of 16. Mahailuppallama sub-campus was established in 1968.
Programs
* B.Sc. Degree in Agricultural Technology & Management
* B.Sc. Degree in Food Science & Technology
* B.Sc. Degree in Animal Science And Fisheries
Farms
*A livestock field station is located at Mawela, about 1.5 km from the faculty. It serves undergraduate training and research. The station maintains European dairy cattle, buffaloes, broilers, swine, ducks, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs and micro livestock.
*An experimental station is located at Dodangolla, 20 km from the faculty. This farm occupies 83
hectare
The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100- metre sides (1 hm2), or 10,000 m2, and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is ...
s of productive land.
*The Department of Agricultural Engineering maintains a farm at Meewathura, by the
Mahaweli River
The Mahaweli River ( si, මහවැලි ගඟ, literally "Great Sandy River"; ta, மகாவலி ஆறு 'mahawali gangai'', is a long river, ranking as the longest river in Sri Lanka. It has a drainage basin of , the largest in the ...
.
Deans of the faculty
* Prof. P. Seneviratne (1966-1972)
* Prof. R.R. Appadurai (1973-1978)
* Prof. T. Jogaratnam (1978-1978)
* Prof. Y.D .A. Senanayake(1978-1982)
* Prof. H.P.M. Gunasena (1982-1987) & (1988-1994)
* Prof. M.W. Thenabadu (1987-1988)
* Dr. M.W.A.P. Jayatilake (1994-1997)
* Prof.K.G.A.Goonesekera (1997-2000)
* Prof.E.R.N.Gunawardena (2000-2003)
* Prof.B. Marambe (2003-2009)
* Prof.K. Samarasinghe (2009-2015)
* Prof. D.K.N.G. Pushpakumara (2015-2021)
* Prof. S.S. Kodithuwakku (2021-Present)
Centres
*Agribusiness Centre (AbC)
*Agricultural Biotechnology Centre (AgBC)
*Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Study Centre
*Soil Survey Laboratory & SRICANSOL Resource Centre
References
External links
Official website
{{University of Peradeniya
Agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...