Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU)

Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) was established as the only university of its kind in Bangladesh in 1961. The scheme for the establishment of BAU was finalized on 8 June 1961 and its ordinance was promulgated on 18 August 1961. With the appointment of its first Vice-Chancellor, the university formally came into existence on 2 September 1961 and started functioning with the College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science at Mymensingh as its nucleus. The University is 4 kilometer south of the Mymensingh town and occupied 1200 Acres areas by the side of Old Brahamputra River. The university has six faculties and 43 departments covering all aspects of agricultural education and research.

Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh

Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy of Bangladesh. Nearly half of its GDP comes from the agricultural sector. This sector is composed of crop, livestock, fisheries and forestry sub-sectors. Although Bangladesh has an agrarian economy, the share of agriculture to GDP has been decreasing over the last few years. Significant technological development has been made in recent decades leading to increase in agricultural production, but this is not sufficient to meet the increasing demand of food and agro-based industry of the country.

Further improvement in agriculture sector demands highly skilled and technically qualified manpower to run the agricultural research, extension and development activities for increasing food grain, livestock, and poultry and fish production. The Government of Bangladesh has put in place a comprehensive array of policies aimed at bringing socio-economic improvement to the people of Bangladesh.

Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh

The Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) formally started functioning after promulgation of government gazette notification on 26 February 2002 with the campus of former Patuakhali Agricultural College as its nucleus. The PSTU took off its journey with the on-going Faculty of Agriculture offering 4-years B.Sc. Ag. Degree as its primary focus of academic program. The University has a mandate of widening its scope of educational expansion in conformity to the present education policy of the national government particularity in the information communication technology (ICT) and other demand-driven disciplines in order to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Against this backdrop the

Sher-E-Banla Agricultural University (SAU)

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) is located in the heart of the capital city, Dhaka with excellent public transportation facilities to reach the university. The SAU campus stands on 86.92 acres (35.19 ha) of picturesque land covered by green plantations.

The "Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Act 2001" was passed in the national Parliament on 09 July 2001. The foundation stone of the University was laid by the then Honorable Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina on 15 July 2001 and inaugurated the university activities through the appointment of the first Vice-Chancellor Professor Md. Shadat Ulla. The Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University had started its formal functions on 11 September 2001 following the issuance of a notification by the Government as per requirement of the "Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Act 2001".

Basic of Agriculture

Agriculture, also called farming or husbandry, is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel and other products used to sustain human life.  Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. Agriculture generally speaking refers to human activities, although it is also observed in certain species of ant and termite. The word agriculture is the English adaptation of Latin agricultūra, from ager, "a field", and cultūra, "cultivation" in the strict sense of "tillage of the soil". Thus, a literal reading of the word yields "tillage of fields".