 the university of agriculture, peshawer is a research-based agricultural university in peshawar, khyber pakhtunkhwa, pakistan. the university is ranked fourth in agriculture after university of veterinary and animal sciences, lahore. ==history== the history of agricultural university can be traced to the college of agriculture established in 1957 as a constituent college of agriculture. in 1974, the college became a faculty of agriculture under the university of peshawar. it attained its autonomous status as agricultural university, peshawar in 1981. ==academics== thumb|right|administrative block the academic programs is divided into five faculties, each headed by a dean: *faculty of crop production sciences *faculty of crop protection sciences *faculty of nutrition sciences *faculty of rural social sciences *faculty of animal husbandry and veterinary sciences the university has three institutes: the institute of biotechnology and genetics engineering (ibge), institute of business and management sciences (ibms), and institute of development studies (ids). ===faculty of crop production sciences=== the faculty has the following departments, each one headed by a separate chairperson. ====department of soil & environmental sciences ==== thumb|right|agricultural university lawn the department was established in 1966 as the department of soil science. beyond limited resources and facilities, the department has produce 30 to 35 graduates each year before 1981 when the department was readjusted, upgraded and reinforced. in 2001 it was renamed as department of soil & environmental science thus introducing environmental courses to increase the area of study. the department has three undergraduate, two postgraduate, two phd-level and one advanced-research laboratories. the department has been successful in conducting research regarding crop productivity and solving the soil problems throughout the mainland of pakistan. ====department of horticulture==== thumb|admin block the horticulture department is one of the biggest department in kpk agricultural university, peshawar with three main disciplines: pomology, olericulture landscape and ornamental horticulture. the department practices insects, pests and disease control, counseling regarding day-to-day problems in the disciplines of horticulture. currently one research proje
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