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The College of Agriculture (CA) is CHED's Center of Excellence in Agriculture Education. It offers the following degree programs:
- Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
- Bachelor of Science in Food Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Chemistry (joint program with the College of Arts and Sciences)
- Graduate degree programs through the Graduate School
The College of Agriculture is recipient of the 1977 Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding. Equivalent to the Nobel Prize, the award was conferred to the College in recognition for its quality of teaching and research, fostering a sharing of knowledge in modernizing Southeast Asian Agriculture.
CA administers more than half of the country's total agricultural research and conducts extension programs that aim to transfer technology and information to the farming and food production sectors. Its highly trained staff is involved in policy formulation and implementation of national development programs in food and agricultural production, research, and extension.
Its research thrusts focus on sustainable development through utilization and management of locally generated resources, biodiversity conservation, participatory extension approaches, and strengthening agricultural support systems.
Suggested citation for this online article:
_____. College Of Agriculture. Accessed 24 July 2008. UPLB webpage (http://www.uplb.edu.ph/ca).

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