University College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, IUB

The College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences was established in 2005. The purpose to establish this College was to produce graduates who would be able to contribute in the development of agriculture of the Southern Punjab. Agriculture is considered as the backbone of economy but crop production is difficult under arid and semi-arid conditions due to acute shortage of rain and irrigation water. About 72% of the land area of Pakistan is considered arid and semi-arid, and about one third of the population of the country depends on deserts and other arid & semi-arid areas for their livelihood. The main cash crops of the irrigated area are wheat, cotton, mango and date.
The college is offering a four year degree program of BSc (Hons) in Agriculture with specialization in Agronomy, Soil Science, Horticulture, Agricultural Entomology, Plant Pathology and Plant Breeding & Genetics. MSc (Hons) Classes Has been started from 2011. PhD programs are also proposed to be offered in these disciplines in near future. The Cholistan Desert is approximately spread on area of 26,000 Sq. Km. Average annual rain fall is 125-250 mm, while underground water is 25 to 100 m below ground level and is brackish.

FACULTY MEMBERS

A. AGRONOMY
Sir Dr. Rana Iqbal
Sir Dr. Naeem Chaudary
Sir Dr. M. Akram
Sir Dr. Aown Samar Raza
Sir Dr. M. Ijaz ( Phd From Germany)
Sir M. Latif
Sir Asad Hussain Bukhari

B. SOIL SCIENCE
Sir Dr. Moazzam Jamil (Principal)
Sir Dr. Ghulam Hassan Abbasi
Sir Fakhar-u-Zaman Akhter

C. ENTOMOLOGY
Sir Dr. Javed Iqbal (Post Doctorate From France)
Sir Dr. M. Nasir Masood
Sir Dr. Waqar Hassan
Ma'm Bushra

D. PLANT BREEDINF & GENETICS
Sir Dr. M. Iqbal Bandesha
Sir Dr. M. Naeem
Sir Moeen Alam

E. FOOD SCIENCE
Sir Dr. M. Zulfaqar Ahmad
Ma'm Zahida Qadeer

F. FORESTRY
Sir Dr. M. Tanvir hussain
Sir Irfan Ashraf

E. AGRI-EXTENSION
Ma'm Dr. Fariha

F. HORTICULTURE
Sir Dr. Sarwar Yaqub
Sir M. Nafees

G. PLANT PATHOLOGY
Sir Naveed Aslam