Animal science department Messages

Agricultural education is dynamic and addresses issues relevant to the social, economical, and technological development of the country. The quality and quantum of agricultural inputs, their management techniques, and also the quality of farm products and methods of value additions would keep on changing with the advancement of industrialization in the general and economic uplifting of farmers/processors in particular. It is in this context that the agricultural education is to be analyzed and the course curriculum modified to serve the agriculture and the aggro pastoral-based(livestock production) industries. Livestock production is one part of agriculture and Ethiopia is the first country by livestock number in Africa and 8th in the world, but in terms of productivity, the country is the least of all. In order to increase the productivity of those huge numbers of livestock, the country should increase skiiled manpower by animal science.  

Starting from 2001-2011 GC, 1365 students graduated with a diploma level in Animal Science, and starting from 2011-2022 GC, 1511 students graduated with Level-IV in Animal Science from Agarfa AATVETE college. 

Vision; of the Animal Science Department of Agarfa ATVET College is aspiring to be a center of excellence in  Animal science and technical education and training in 2025.

Mission; Producing competent and market-friendly, market-driven professionals who will contribute significantly to the success of the agricultural sector through the provision of Level I – IV training in Animal Science. Offering short-term capacity-building training for youth and farmers, government and non-governmental organizations, multiplication, and transfer of improved technologies for local farmers and pastoralists thereby raising the productivity of the agricultural sector.

To achieve its vision and mission the Department gives different courses in Animal Science. The students of the Department also take different supportive courses which will help them achieve their professional objectives effectively and efficiently.

The Department of Animal Sciences has 4 occupational standards (from levels I-IV). level I standards has 17 unit of competency, level II 18 unit of competency, level III 27 unit of competency, and level IV 14 unit of competency  (based on 2016 OS). At the end of each occupational standard, there is a national assessment.

The demonstration site of Animal Science  found in Agarfa colleges are

  1. Dairy farm
  2. Poultry farm
  3. Beekeeping
  4. Fish pond site
  5. Forage site and
  6. Sheep and goat farm

Objectives of the department

• To train students in outcome-based (level I-V) 70% with practical and 30% with knowledge discipline of animal science.

• Innovate simple technology multiply and transfer it to the farmer.

• Provide short-term training to the Graduated DAs (Advance training).