Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources

University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Bunda College of Agriculture
Former names	Bunda College of Agriculture, a constituent college of the University of Malawi
Motto in English	Knowledge,Innovation, Excellence
Type	Public
Established	2011
Chancellor	The President of the Republic of Malawi
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Emmanuel Kaunda
Students	over 8,000
Location	Lilongwe, [Malawi
Colours	Green, blue, white
Website	www.luanar.ac.mw

The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) is a university outside Lilongwe, Malawi. It was formed in 2011 by a merger between Bunda College of Agriculture of the University of Malawi and Natural Resources College (NRC).^[1]

History

In a landmark address to the Malawi parliament on 24 May 2010, the third State President of the Republic of Malawi, His Excellency the late Professor Bingu wa Mutharika shared his vision of establishing six universities in Malawi. This was meant to address the problems of limited University access and to increase the pool of well-trained human resource in the country in order to accelerate the socio-economic development of Malawi. One of the new universities to be established was the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) which was to be formed by transforming the then Bunda College of Agriculture into a university with the integration of Natural Resources College (NRC).

LUANAR was therefore created through an Act of Parliament No. 22 of 2011 and started her operations on 1 July 2012, with Bunda Campus, as the initial institution until NRC was fully integrated into LUANAR in December 2014.

It has five faculties: Faculty of Agriculture (founded in 1967), Faculty of Natural Resources (2001), Faculty of Development Studies (2004), Faculty of Food and Human Sciences (2013) and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (2013).^[2] Ph.D. programmes are operated in collaboration with the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM).^[3]^[4]

Bunda Farm, which was part of Bunda College and an economic negative for the college, became a limited company in 2005.^[4] In 2017, Bunda Farm Ltd. started a service station with fuel pumps at the campus in order to generate income to the university as well as to train students in business management.^[5]^[6]

Faculties, departments and centres

The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources has the following faculties and departments.

Faculty of Agriculture

The Faculty is organized in six departments namely: Crop and Soil Science Department, Agricultural Engineering Department, Department of Horticulture, Animal Science Department, Basic Sciences Department and Veterinary Medicine (Prospective Faculty of Veterinary Medicine). The Basic Sciences Department is there to provide services to other departments at Bunda College of Agriculture in the teaching of basic and fundamental sciences. These include Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Applications, Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Biometry. Staff members from the department also assist in teaching other courses from sister departments. Some of these courses are pollution science, thermodynamics, gender studies, desktop publishing, management of information systems and other similar courses

Agricultural Engineering Department

The Agricultural Engineering Department was established at Bunda College of Agriculture in 1972 and has the mandate of teaching, conducting research, and providing outreach and consultancy services in irrigation and agricultural engineering. The department takes a leading role in the promotion of agricultural production through the development and introduction of appropriate engineering technologies and practices for the sustainable production, distribution, and processing of biological products such as crops and livestock. The department places a strong emphasis on research and firmly believes that a research-oriented atmosphere enhances the quality of the teaching and learning process. The department welcomes partnership with industry as one way of linking its teaching and research with industrial needs. The mission of the Agricultural Engineering Department is to advance, promote and disseminate the knowledge and application of engineering needed to efficiently produce, distribute, and process biological products while conserving natural resources, preserving environmental quality, and ensuring the health and safety of people.

Department programs

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering (Honors)
Bachelor of Science in Irrigation Engineering (Honors)
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering (Honors)
Master of Science in Irrigation Engineering
Master of Science in Machinery Systems Engineering
Master of Science in Processing and Food Engineering

Animal Science Department

The Department of Animal Science is one of the five Departments within the Faculty of Agriculture.

Department programs

Bachelor of Science in Animal Science
Diploma in Dairy Science and Technology
Master of Science in Animal Science

Basic Sciences Department

All first year students at Bunda Campus take foundation courses offered by the Basic Science department. The courses include Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Microbiology and Physics.

Crop and Soil Sciences Department

Department programs

Master of Science in Agronomy
Bachelor of Science in Agronomy
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Bachelor of Science in Soil Science
Bachelor of Science in Seed Systems
Master of Science in Plant Breeding
Master of Science in Crop Protection
Master of Science in Soil Science
Master of Science in Seed Systems
Ph.D in Crop and Soil Science by Research
Bachelor of Science in Crop Protection (Honors)

The Department of Horticulture

The Department of Horticulture was initially part of the Department of Horticulture and Forestry until 2014 when it was delinked and moved to the Faculty of Agriculture.

Department programs

Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology
Bachelor of Science in Horticulture
Master of Science in Horticulture

Faculty of Development Studies

The Faculty of Development Studies was established in 2012 at LUANAR. The faculty has five departments namely; Agriculture Education and Development Communication, Agricultural and Applied Economics, Extension and Rural Development and Agribusiness Management. The following are the Departments under the Faculty of Development Studies.

Agribusiness Management Department

The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) through the Department of Agribusiness Management (ABM) is the only higher education institution in Malawi offering long term training in cooperative and microfinance related studies. The Agribusiness Management (ABM) Departments is one of the Departments in the Faculty of Development Studies of Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Department programs

Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Enterprise Development and Microfinance
Bachelor Arts in Cooperative Business Studies
Master of Science in Agribusiness Management

Agriculture Education and Development Communication Department

This department was established in 1993 to offer Language and Communication Skills courses to undergraduates. Currently, the department offers communication skills courses to all students and trains secondary school agriculture teachers.

Department programs

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Development Communication
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Education
Master of Science in Agriculture Education
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Innovations
Agriculture Education and Development Communication

Agricultural and Applied Economics Department

The department aims to advance and promote knowledge and practical skills in agricultural and applied economics through training, research, consultancies and outreach with the aim of contributing to poverty reduction by promoting efficiency in agricultural production and increased incomes for the majority of farmers in Malawi. The department also offers courses in the Collaborative MSc Programme in Agricultural and Applied Economics.

Department programs

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics
Bachelor of Science in Development Economics
Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics
PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics
PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics
Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics
Bachelor of Arts in Development Economics

Extension Department

Department programs

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Extension
Master of Science in Rural Development and Extension
PhD in Rural Development and Extension

Faculty Of Veterinary Medicine

The Faculty of veterinary medicine at LUANAR was established in 2013 and began its professional education program in 2014. The Faculty graduated its first batch 12 veterinary doctors in 2019. Veterinary research is conducted in the faculty and has international collaborations with University of Edinburgh, Valencia, Hokkaido, Cornel, and ILRI. The faculty emphasizes research of infectious diseases, Research is also conducted on immunity and nutrition, cardiovascular diseases, reproductive diseases, and diseases of terrestrial and aquatic wildlife. Public Service. The service programs focus on the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and control and prevention of animal diseases. The faculty assists veterinary practitioners, animal owners, and the general public through partnership with government and NGOs.

Veterinary Pathobiology

Department programs

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Biomedical Sciences

Veterinary Clinical Studies

Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health

Faculty of Food and Human Sciences

The Faculty of Food and Human Sciences was established following the instituting of Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) through an Act of Parliament No. 22 of 2011. LUANAR emanated from Bunda College of Agriculture, then a constituent college of University of Malawi (UNIMA), which was de-linked from UNIMA on 1 July 2012. The Faculty of Food and Human Sciences (FFHS) stemmed from the then Department of Home Economics and Human Nutrition (DHEHN) which was established in 1984. From 1984 to 2013, the DHEHN grew in terms of staffing (4 to 22), student enrolment (3 to 331), academic programmes (0- 4), teaching and research facilities, financial and material resources, outreach programmes, publications, and in its relevance to national, regional and international development goals. The FFHS became operational in July 2013, consisting of the office of the dean, departments of Food Science and Technology, Human Nutrition and Health, and Human Ecology

Human Nutrition and Health Department

Department programs

Post-Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dietetics
Master of Science in Human Nutrition
Master of Science in Clinical Dietetic

Human Ecology Department

Department programs

Bachelor of Science in Gender and Development
Bachelor of Science in Human Sciences and Community Services
Diploma in Gender and Development
Diploma in Youth Development
Master of Science in Gender and Development

Food Science and Technology Department

Department programs

Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Science
Master of Science in Food Science and Technology

Faculty of Natural Resources

The faculty of Natural Resources established in July 2001, consists of three departments as follows; i.e. Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Science, Department of Forestry and Department of Environmental Science and Management.

The Department of Forestry

The Department of Forestry was initially part of the Department of Horticulture and Forestry. The vision of the Department of Forestry is to be LUANAR's center of excellence in training, research, extension and consultancies in forestry within Malawi and globally. It is one of the departments in the Faculty of Natural Resources.

Department programs

Bachelor of Science in Agroforestry
Bachelor of Science in Forestry
Master of Science in Agroforestry
Master of Science in Environmental Forestry
Master of Science in Social Forestry
PhD in Forestry

The Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Science

Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department (AQFD) at Bunda College originated from a single course Aquaculture and Wildlife Management offered in the Department of Animal Science from 1974 to 1993. Due to demand for capacity building in Aquaculture from SADC region, a draft Aquaculture curriculum was produced in 1991 and Aquaculture courses were to be offered as an option in the Animal Science Department. The first optional courses were offered in 1994/95-academic year. Students from other countries in SADC started joining the college in the same year for Diploma and Degree programs in Agriculture with bias in aquaculture. Some regional students studying in the Animal Science Masters program had opted to do research in aquaculture.

Department programs

Bachelor of Science in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science
Master of Science in Aquaculture
Master of Science in Fisheries
PhD in Aquaculture and Fisheries
Master of Science in Aquaculture and Fishiries

The Department of Environment and Natural Resource Management

The Department of Environmental Science and Management (DESM) was established in 2001 and it belongs to the Faculty of Natural Resources. The department has a complement of fourteen academic staff positions. The areas of specialization for the staff members include Environmental Management, Wild-life Ecology, Environment and Development, Environmental Science, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, and Genetic Resource Conservation. There are three positions for technicians in the department to be filled.

Department programs

Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Management (Land and Water)
Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Management (Wildlife and Ecotourism)
Master of Science in Environment and Climate Change

Faculty of Postgraduate Studies

This offers programmes at the postgraduate diploma, masters and doctoral levels

Controversies

In December 2017, student protests over frequent power outages at the Bunda campus ended in property damages and an arrest of 46 students.^[7]^[8] The campus was closed for some time.^[9] The Malawi Human Rights Commission that investigated the death of a student found that some students had been subject to torture or inhumane treatment by the police, but did not find the police responsible for the student's death.^[10]

References

^ "Mutharika snubs University of Malawi graduation: Bunda delink from Unima finalised". 11 August 2016.
^ FACULTIES AT LUANAR (Archive) LUANAR. Retrieved 13 February 2018
^ Pauline Kaude (13 March 2015) Malawi launches Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources Malawi News Agency/Nyasa Times. Retrieved 7 March 2018
^ a b Ramji Nyirenda and Arne Tostensen (2009) Building Capacity for Development and Food Security in Malawi. Mid-Term Review of the Bunda College Capacity Building Programme (BCDP) Norads samlede rapporter. 18/2009. Retrieved 13 March 2018
^ Pauline Atim (13 November 2017) Visit to Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) Ruforum.org. Retrieved 7 March 2018
^ Bunda Filling Station to fuel development at LUANAR Nyasa Times, 31 March 2017
^ Sam Chunga (8 December 2017) 46 Luanar students arrested over power blackout protest The Nation. Retrieved 30 March 2018
^ "46 LUANAR students arrested over blackouts demo". The Marabi Post. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ Lilongwe University closes Bunda Campus indefinitely over electricity protests Nyasa Times, 14 December 2017
^ Faith Kamtambe (7 January 2018) Malawi Human Rights Commission recommends second postmortem on bunda student The Daily Times Retrieved 13 March 2018

External links

Homepage
[1]

[1] "Mutharika snubs University of Malawi graduation: Bunda delink from Unima finalised". 11 August 2016.

[2] FACULTIES AT LUANAR (Archive) LUANAR. Retrieved 13 February 2018

[kaude-3] Pauline Kaude (13 March 2015) Malawi launches Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources Malawi News Agency/Nyasa Times. Retrieved 7 March 2018

[Norad1-4] Ramji Nyirenda and Arne Tostensen (2009) Building Capacity for Development and Food Security in Malawi. Mid-Term Review of the Bunda College Capacity Building Programme (BCDP) Norads samlede rapporter. 18/2009. Retrieved 13 March 2018

[atim-5] Pauline Atim (13 November 2017) Visit to Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) Ruforum.org. Retrieved 7 March 2018

[6] Bunda Filling Station to fuel development at LUANAR Nyasa Times, 31 March 2017

[7] Sam Chunga (8 December 2017) 46 Luanar students arrested over power blackout protest The Nation. Retrieved 30 March 2018

[8] "46 LUANAR students arrested over blackouts demo". The Marabi Post. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[9] Lilongwe University closes Bunda Campus indefinitely over electricity protests Nyasa Times, 14 December 2017

[10] Faith Kamtambe (7 January 2018) Malawi Human Rights Commission recommends second postmortem on bunda student The Daily Times Retrieved 13 March 2018

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