The Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) was established in Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal in 2010. This is the first agriculture and forestry university in the country. The university aims at producing highly skilled human resources required to work on quality research and development in agriculture. It aims at all round development of agriculture and forestry which would raise the socio-economic conditions of rural people through quality teaching, research and extension in agriculture, livestock and forestry. The mission of Agriculture and Forestry University is to produce competent manpower to promote education, research and development in agriculture, forestry and allied disciplines.