The Antonio Narro Agrarian Autonomous University or Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro in Spanish (UAAAN) is a public university in Mexico dedicated to the Agricultural, Silvicultural, Animal Production, food and Environmental Sciences. It is located south of

Saltillo Saltillo () is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. Mexico City, Monterrey, and Saltillo are all connected by a major railroad and highwa ...

, in the Mexican state of

Coahuila Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico. Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...

. The Antonio Narro Agrarian Autonomous University is one of the most important agricultural college of America Latina and the "Narro" have national and international recognition in the agricultural and animal industry and the high academic level. There is also a campus in

Torreón Torreón () is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila. As of 2021, the city's population was 735,340. The metropolitan population as of 2015 was 1,497,734, making it the ninth-biggest metropolitan area in the ...

, Coahuila. It is also called "Universidad Antonio Narro" for short, or simply, "La Narro". In 2008 the UAAAN has an enrollment of about 4,500 students in both campuses, all in agriculture and related sciences.

History

The Antonio Narro Agrarian Autonomous University (UAAAN) was founded on March 4, 1923, after the philanthropist Antonio Narro Rodríguez donated his Buenavista Estate for a public agricultural university, which became the "Regional School of Agriculture Antonio Narro". The main objective of this university consisted on preparing young people in a professional discipline of agricultural work in the field. Two months before dying on September 24, 1912, Antonio Narro Rodriguez had bequeathed a substantial part of its personal fortune: his property in Buenavista and $22,000

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s, the value of six urban properties in the city of

, for constituting a school of agriculture. Over the years, the university college changed its name several times. In 1938, it became the ''Superior School of Agriculture'' (''Escuela Superior de Agricultura''); by 1957, then became a founding institution of the '' University of Coahuila''. In 1975, it became ''Antonio Narro Agrarian Autonomous University'' by a decree of the Coahuila state congress. Finally, in 2006, UAAAN was recognized as a Federal University, through a decree approved by the House of Representatives, the Senators Chamber and published in the federal registry by the President of Mexico, April 26, 2006. In the 1990s, the university built and signed on a radio station, XESAL-AM 1220.

Shield

The emblem that carries the Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro expresses the ancestral eagle of Mexico, holding in its talons the spike of wheat as a symbol of life and bread. It holds the wisdom (represented by the owl) surrounded by clouds (rain) that germinate the seed. Wisdom stands on the plough and the land. Mind and force together for a single purpose: the love of mother earth (Alma Terra Mater), for the life of man.

Mascot

In the same year he was born the team mascot is looking for the same, one day, after an intense practice, team members began to eat with great appetite, which made someone cry "... They eat like vultures ... ". Students found in this bird similar to the colors "black and gold" (some vultures are black, some are white-yellowish neck) also has claw vulture, which was characteristic of the founding team, and lives in the mountains while the school is located in the foothills of the majestic Sierra de Zapalinamé and guarded by a jealous guardian: "EI Old Picacho," San Lorenzo Canyon. Thus was born "the Vultures" so much tradition.

Physical setting

Climate at the main (Saltillo) campus of the UAAAN is dry semicalid; there are occasional freezes. Temperature seldom drops below (once in some years). Annual rainfall is about . Natural vegetation is short

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brush of several species of ''

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''; there are also ''

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'' spp.,

lechuguilla ''Agave lechuguilla'' (common name in Chihuahua: ''lechuguilla'', meaning "small lettuce") is an ''Agave'' species found only in the Chihuahuan Desert. The plant flowers once in its life and then dies. Description The plant reproduces most ...

(''Agave lechuguilla''),

creosotebush ''Larrea tridentata'', called creosote bush and greasewood as a plant, chaparral as a medicinal herb, and ''gobernadora'' (Spanish for "governess") in Mexico, due to its ability to secure more water by inhibiting the growth of nearby plants. In S ...

(''Larrea tridentata''),

mesquite Mesquite is a common name for several plants in the genus ''Prosopis'', which contains over 40 species of small leguminous trees. They are native to dry areas in the Americas. They have extremely long roots to seek water from very far under grou ...

(''Prosopis''), and granjeno (''Celtis'').

Facilities

The main (

) campus of the UAAAN occupies more than 4 square kilometres in a fertile valley a few kilometres south of the city of Saltillo on the

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highway. A substantial amount of this land is occupied by experimental and demonstrative plots including annual and perennial crops like: corn, wheat, triticale; vegetables such as temperate (Cruciferae:

broccoli Broccoli (''Brassica oleracea'' var. ''italica'') is an edible green plant in the cabbage family (family Brassicaceae, genus ''Brassica'') whose large flowering head, stalk and small associated leaves are eaten as a vegetable. Broccoli is cl ...

cabbage Cabbage, comprising several cultivars of ''Brassica oleracea'', is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage ( ''B.&nb ...

), warm-season (Solanaceae:

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, tomatoes), and others (

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cilantro Coriander (;

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garlic Garlic (''Allium sativum'') is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus ''Allium''. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Allium fistulosum, Welsh onion and Allium chinense, Chinese onion. It is native to South A ...

, etc.);

pecan The pecan (''Carya illinoinensis'') is a species of hickory native to the southern United States and northern Mexico in the region of the Mississippi River. The tree is cultivated for its seed in the southern United States, primarily in Georgia, ...

and

pistachio The pistachio (, ''Pistacia vera''), a member of the cashew family, is a small tree originating from Central Asia and the Middle East. The tree produces seeds that are widely consumed as food. ''Pistacia vera'' is often confused with other sp ...

orchards;

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(growing

vegetables Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, ...

and

ornamentals Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i ...

). All agriculture must use

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; there is no

dryland Drylands are defined by a scarcity of water. Drylands are zones where precipitation is balanced by evaporation from surfaces and by transpiration by plants (evapotranspiration). The United Nations Environment Program defines drylands as tropical ...

agriculture. The university also includes animal production facilities (barns for intensive rearing of pigs, cows, goats, and dairy cows, mainly) including

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. There is also has a cattle ranch (Rancho Los Angeles) (extensively colonized by the endangered Mexican prairie dogs, ''

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''); a

reforestation Reforestation (occasionally, reafforestation) is the natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands (forestation) that have been depleted, usually through deforestation, but also after clearcutting. Management A debate ...

woodland occupying more than of

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s; and a

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featuring mainly desert plant species (

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s) and trees. The UAAAN has several agricultural experimental fields across Mexico, encompassing climates from the wet tropics (

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) to the

: Ocampo, Coahuila state;

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, San Luis Potosi state (cactus botanical garden); Noria de Guadalupe,

state;

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state. Also, in the Sierra Madre Oriental valleys: Navidad,

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(potato), and Los Lirios, Coahuila state (apple).

Structure and academic programs

The Dirección de Licenciatura (Undergraduate Office) manages the 4-5 year undergraduate majors including Ingeniero Agrónomo and majors in Horticultura, Producción, Parasitólogía, Forestal, Agrobiología, Zootecnia, Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos, Administración Agrícola, Desarrollo Rural,Mecánico Agrícola, Irrigación, Agrícola y Ambiental, Procesos Ambientales, Agroecología, Lic en Economia Agrícola y Agronegiocios, Medicina Veterinaria and others

The Direccion General Academic

oversees international student programs, exchanges and stays.

Graduate programs

The Dirección de Posgrado (Graduate Office) directs Graduate programs include ing the Professional Master's on Seed Technology, and the Master's and Doctorates on Plant Breeding, Agrarian Sciences, Production Systems Engineering, Animal Sciences, and Plant Protection or Agricultural Parasitology. Most of these programs are considered " Excellency Graduate Programs" by the National Council of Science and technology (CONACYT) ww.conacyt.m

International students

International student presence at the university has been steady. In recent years, students from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Panama, France, Ghana, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Nicaragua and the United States have attended the school.

Cultural diffusion

The Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro counts with different groups like cultural, civic, and artistics.

Civic groups

* Band of War (Mixed) * Listen Femenil * Listen manly * Listen to the frog (Ranchito's Bar)

Cultural groups

* Group Painting "Huitzlin" * Grupo de Lenguas Indígenas * "Chahahualztnin"

Arts

* Rondalla de Saltillo * University Rondalla * Mexican Regional Music * Latin music band "Tierra Mestiza" * Rock Group "ethyl" * Folkloric Dance Group "Macehualiztli" * Modern Dance Group "The Brotherhood"

Cultural workshops

* Dance Workshop * Visual Arts Workshop * Guitar Workshop * Accordion workshop por las Janes

Sports teams

Since its inception as an institution of agricultural education in 1923, the Narro is concerned that, simultaneously with the academic, professional theoretical and practical wrought here, go also as part of its physical development through sport help to the formation of his character. In the early years of the Regional School of Agriculture then young students, in addition to having to work in the garden, the garden, the barn, the poultry and agricultural fields, were required to make physical education-practice a sport-, which was intended they were in good health UAAAN currently has the following sports disciplines: * Football Soccer * Basketball * Rodeo * Charreria * Athletics * Baseball * American Football * Boxing * Tae Kwon Do * Tochito Flag * Softball * Volleyball * Athletics * Soccer Uruguay * Extreme Sport (copy)

Laguna Unit

The UAAAN Laguna Unit (UAAAN-UL) is located in the city of

, Coahuila., Mexico,. in the heart of the Laguna Region, on the peripheral leading to Gomez Palacio, Durango., and road to Santa Fe has an area of of which about 2.5 are used in university facilities and the rest for agricultural activities and research practice. The perimeter of the campus is fenced in its entirety, giving privacy and control. It has a modern and functional infrastructure that supports the activities of the teaching-learning process, consists of 42 classrooms, 20 laboratories, cubicles for teachers, sports facilities, dining room, a central library and an auditorium with capacity for 150 people. As student support services are available as internship, residency feminine, dining, transportation, nursing, language center, computer center and sports

History of Laguna Unit

The UAAAN-UL emerged from what was School of Veterinary Medicine of the Laguna, A. C., established in April 1975. This school emerged, in turn, from the merger of the schools of Veterinary Medicine of

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and

, Coahuila.

Academic programs of Laguna Unit

* Agronomist Parasitologist * Horticulture Agronomist * Irrigation Agronomist * Agroecology Engineer * Environmental Processes Engineer * Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or DVM Program ("Medico Veterinario Zootecnista" in Spanish) It offers an excellent level academic labs and small species are to coarse, as well as labs in large species, Puesto that is located in the Lagoon Region (

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Gómez Palacio Municipality Gómez Palacio is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Gómez Palacio. The municipality covers an area of 990.2 km². In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 327,985, up fro ...

Lerdo Municipality Lerdo is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Lerdo. The municipality covers an area of 1868.8 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 141,043, up from 129, ...

), where it is the biggest dairy production in

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, bell across America, without telling them of poultry farms, pigs and fattening bovine meat production. In the Laguna Region (

) are major food companies such as: * Pill´sGrim * Lala * MUMA * MUR * Bachoco * Chilchota * Nupplen They have a wide variety of practices in different field pets. DVM Program mission is to prepare quality and high standards. This race has 10 semesters spread over five years.

External links

Admission to graduate programs

Official website

Student Services and Enrollment
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