Programs Description
This course is based on the job required to be performed by a middle-level agriculture technician in different institutions of Nepal. The diploma in Agriculture course extends over 3 years. The first year focuses on basic sciences and fundamental subjects, the second year on agriculture, soil management, and conservation, community development and running a farmer field school, and the third year is given to cover the other agriculture-related subjects and to the application of learned theory and skill development within comprehensive practice settings in both agriculture-related institutions and communities.
Course Structure
First Year
|
S.N |
Subjects |
Credit hours/week |
Contact hours/week |
Full marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
English |
5+0 |
5 |
100 |
|
2 |
Nepali |
5+0 |
5 |
100 |
|
3 |
Physics |
4+1 |
6 |
100 |
|
4 |
Mathematics |
6+0 |
6 |
100 |
|
5 |
Chemistry |
4+1 |
6 |
100 |
|
6 |
Botany |
4+1 |
6 |
100 |
|
7 |
Zoology |
4+1 |
6 |
100 |
|
Total |
32+4 |
40 |
700 |
Second Year
|
S.N |
Subjects |
Credit hours/week |
Contact hours/week |
Full marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Extension and Community Development |
3+1 |
5 |
100 |
|
2 |
Agribusiness Management and Cooperatives |
3+1 |
5 |
100 |
|
3 |
Aquaculture and fisheries |
2+1 |
4 |
100 |
|
4 |
Introductory Animal husbandry |
2+1 |
4 |
100 |
|
5 |
Principles and practices of agronomy |
3+1 |
5 |
100 |
|
6 |
Plant protection |
3+1 |
5 |
100 |
|
7 |
Soil management, conservation and environmental science |
3+1 |
5 |
100 |
|
8 |
Post-harvest technology |
1+1 |
3 |
50 |
|
9 |
Statistics and computer application |
2+1 |
4 |
100 |
|
Total |
22+9 |
40 |
850 |
Third year
|
S.N |
Subjects |
Credit hours/week |
Contact hours/week |
Full marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Commercial vegetable production |
2+1 |
4 |
100 |
|
2 |
Medicinal and Non-Timber Forest product |
2+1 |
4 |
100 |
|
3 |
Crop production |
3+1 |
5 |
100 |
|
4 |
Plant breeding and seed production technology |
3+1 |
5 |
100 |
|
5 |
Industrial entomology and mushroom production |
3+1 |
5 |
100 |
|
6 |
Ornamental horticulture and nursery management |
2+1 |
4 |
100 |
|
7 |
Fruits and plantation crops |
3+1 |
5 |
100 |
|
8 |
Work experience program (WEP) |
0+1 |
8/day |
300 |
|
Total |
18+11 |
40 |
1000 |
|
|
Grand total for plant science |
95 |
2500 |
Message From Course Coordinator
Our excellence is not just due to study confined to classroom structures; we go beyond to sharpen each student in knowledge as well as skill helping individuals to culminate idea of team learning. Respectful, inspirational, vibrant, copious and engaging learning environment has been accounting for the achievement of AFPI.I feel very proud to welcome our agriculture aspirants and we wish to utterly collaborate for their future too.
Warm Regards,
Rajan Sagar Chaudhary
Course co-ordinator (Sponsered Program)
