B. Agric. Tech. in Forestry and Wood Technology

Degree Option

Bachelor of Agricultural Technology (Forestry & Wood Technology) [B. Agric. Tech. (Forestry & Wood Technology)]

Philosophy and Objectives

The Department has been established to give prominence to sound scientific training and provide the much required impetus for rapid technological and industrial development in Forestry and Wood Technology. Forestry education in the past emphasised forest planting and management, while little attention was given to the important area of harvesting and utilization. By virtue of our mission, the programmes of the Department are therefore designed to give students the required academic and practical background in areas of afforestation, inventory, harvesting and utilization of forest resources. It also emphasises special areas of social and environmental forestry, pulp and paper technology, forest growth modelling and yield prediction, wood waste utilization, and development of agroforestry practices to meet the increasing food and wood requirements of the country. In addition, the Department expects to provide high-level manpower that will be self-reliant in processing the forest resources.