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The Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) was established in 1997 and is located on the University of Pretoria campus. The initial goal of the institute was to help the development of novel food and fibre crops, that will clearly contribute to global economic development and food security. Over the last decades the goals have ...
The Short Course was the first strictly agricultural course to be given in the state, and was in session by January 1886. The course covered a period of 12 weeks and embraced 60 lectures, each on some phase of agriculture, agricultural chemistry, and agricultural botany. Twenty-four lectures were held on veterinary science.
Predecessor of the University of Pretoria and the University of the Witwatersrand. The University of the Witwatersrand was named the Transvaal University College from 1906 to 1910. The University of Pretoria was established as the Pretoria branch of the Transvaal University College in 1908 and retained that name until 1930. University of Transkei
In 1909 the school was renamed the Pretoria Normal College when new teacher training facilities were established in Heidelberg and Johannesburg. In 1954 the school was again renamed to the Onderwyskollege van Pretoria (English: Teachers College Pretoria). In 1974 the University of Pretoria took over the sole responsibility for training ...
The Texas Technological College Dairy Barn was used as an agricultural teaching facility until 1967.. Agricultural education is the systematic and organized teaching, instruction and training (theoretical as well as hands-on, real-world fieldwork-based) available to students, farmers or individuals interested in the science, business and technology of agriculture (animal and plant production ...
The Faculty of Veterinary Science is a faculty of the University of Pretoria.Founded in 1920, it is the second oldest veterinary faculty in Africa. [4] With the exception of the faculties in Khartoum (Sudan, 1938), and Cairo (Egypt, 1946), all the other African faculties were established after 1960.
Elsenburg Agricultural Training College, [11] Western Cape Government, Department of Agriculture Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University , Department of Agriculture University of Fort Hare , Faculty of Science and Agriculture
An association with the University of Stellenbosch was established in 1926, whereafter a diploma course was offered to equip prospective farmers. The government Department of Agriculture accepted responsibility for agricultural training at the college from 1973. A significant addition to the academic courses given in this period was a diploma ...