HISTORY OF FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY
1977 | The Faculty was established and offered a BSc in General Agriculture. |
1987 | Diploma in Forestry was introduced. |
1996 | Bachelor of Science in Forestry was introduced. |
1989 |
The Forestry Unit was moved from the Office of the Vice-Chancellor to the Faculty of Agriculture. |
2002 |
The Faculty of Agriculture was renamed the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry. The Forestry Unit was upgraded to the Department of Forestry. The UK Department for International Development (DFID) provided a building for the Forestry Department through the Guyana Forestry Commission Support Project funding. |
2016 |
The curricula for both the Diploma and the B.Sc. in Forestry were extensively revised. The Diploma in Forestry was replaced by the Associate of Scence in Forestry. |
2017 | The Master of Science in Agrotechnology and Business was introduced. |