Faculty of Agriculture

Welcome to the Faculty of Agriculture, Egerton University (FOA). The deanship is happy you visited our page to explore the training, research and networking treasures. Given FOA’s rich history, the future can only be one of opportunities. Having given birth to more faculties and departments in Egerton University, FOA remains a strong pillar in the existence of Egerton University. The FOA rightly deserves a slot in the members’ only clubs of excellent training, research, networking and extension in the country and region. The FOA is the foundation of agricultural training, research, innovation and business. We are confident that we have the mettle to rub a shoulder with the who is who of the global agricultural training and research.  Our history has been critical to our meteoric rise. Every single letter in our growth story forms a strong foundation as well as the architectural blue print of FOA.

We cherish the very first baby step made by Lord Maurice Egerton of Tatton when he started a Farm School in 1939, graduating only one candidate and we are proud of the giant steps we have made to this date when we graduate thousands in the major and minor graduations every year. We have stood the test of time even when enrollment in agricultural training took a nosedive. When students became shy of agriculture in love for other professions in IT and medicine, we didn’t despair but gave them a reason to love agriculture. We actually gave our training a fresh breadth of life, revamped it and gave it a modern face. Currently, the numbers of students enrolling for agriculture-based courses at Egerton University continues to increase every year. We do not take this as a challenge but an opportunity. Our inspiration is drawn from the needs of our nation and common global goals like those described by the millennium development goals (MDGs). That is the reason for our strong partnership and collaborative links, and hence FOA has the most collaborative trainings and research activities.