Introduction
Pakistan is an Agricultural country and District Charsadda boasts vast arable lands with a big farming community. These are the reasons that the Department of Agriculture is one of the pivotal departments in Bacha Khan University, Charsadda. The department encompasses four disciplines: Agronomy, Plant Breeding & Genetics (PBG), Entomology and Human Nutrition & Dietetics (IIND). The Department has a focus to explore, generate and spread knowledge pertaining to agriculture for improving the agriculture sector and so to uplift the socio-economic status of the local farming community and across Pakistan, upon whom the security, peace and prosperity ofthe whole nation is based. The Department has highly qualified and experienced faculty, well equipped laboratories and a Research Farm for students and faculty members. And given the fact that Pakistan is an agricultural country with special focus on the development of the agriculture sector, our graduates have high demand in terms of attaining scholarships for higher study In developed countries and/or to get employment either in academia or agricultural industry.
- Efforts in the right direction for the improvement of Crop Husbandry.
- To produce young Agricultural Scientists & to improve the technological aspects of Agriculture by Developing a Working Coordination with Agriculture Research & Extension Departments
- To Deliver Highest Quality Academic Programs, Prepare Students for Careers in Food & Agriculture Industry & to Conduct Scholarly Activities.
- To help improve the Standard of Life & Poverty Reduction
Criteria for B.Sc. (Hons)
| S.No | Name of Department | Criteria |
| 1 | Agriculture | F.Sc. at least 2nd Division (45% Marks ) |
Criteria for M.Sc. (Hons)
| S.No | Name of Department | Criteria |
| 1 | Plant Breeding & Genetics | B.Sc.(hons)with specialization in PBG and minimum CGPA of 2.5 |
| 2 | Agronomy | B.Sc.(hons)with specialization in Agronomy and minimum CGPA of 2.5 |
| 3 | Entomology | B.Sc.(hons)with specialization in Entomology and minimum CGPA of 2.5 |
| 4 | Human Nutrition & Dietetics | B.Sc.(hons)with specialization in HND and minimum CGPA of 2.5 |
Criteria for PhD
| S.No | Name of Department | Criteria |
| 1 | Plant Breeding & Genetics | M.Sc.(hons)with specialization in PBG and minimum CGPA of 2.5 |
| 2 | Agronomy | M.Sc.(hons)with specialization in Agronomy and minimum CGPA of 2.5 |
| 3 | Entomology | M.Sc.(hons)with specialization in Entomology/Plan Protection and minimum CGPA of 2.5 |
| 4 | Human Nutrition & Dietetics | M.Sc.(hons)with specialization in HND and minimum CGPA of 2.5 |
Duration of Degree
Department of Agriculture is running following programs:
- B.Sc.(Hons) Agriculture (Four Years)
- B.S HND (Four Years)
- M.Sc.(Hons) Agriculture (Two Years)
- PhD Agriculture (Four Years)
Dr. Zahid Hussain
Chairman
Professor
Bacha Khan University, Charsadda
Email: chairman_agriculture@bkuc.edu.pk
| S.No | Name | Designation | Highest Qualification |
| 1 | Prof Dr. Salim Shah | Dean of Arts and Science | PhD PBG |
| 2 | Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Mashwani | Professor | PhD |
| 3 | Dr. Ikram Ullah | Assistant Professor | PhD |
| 4 | Dr. Majid Rasheed | Assistant Professor | PhD |
| 5 | Dr. Iftikhar Alam | Associate Professor | PhD |
| 6 | Dr. Shakoor Wisal | Assistant Professor | PhD |
| 7 | Dr. Wajid Ali Shah | Assistant Professor | PhD |
| 8 | Dr. Rooh ul Amin | Assistant Professor | PhD |
| 9 | Dr. Manzoor Ahmad | Assistant Professor | PhD |
| 10 | Dr. Rahamdad Khan | Assistant Professor | PhD |
| 12 | Dr. Saad Jan | Assistant Professor | PhD |
| 13 | Dr. Ali Sher | Assistant Professor | PhD |
| 14 | Dr. Asma Noshad | Assistant Professor | PhD |
| 15 | Mr. Attaullah Jan | Lecturer | MS |
| 16 | Mr. Hamza Iftikhar | Lecturer | MS |
| 17 | Mr. Aamir Khan | Lecturer | MSc (Hons) |
| S.No | Name | Designation | Highest Qualification |
| S. No | Description | Principal investigator | Funding Agency |
| Name of participant | Title of conference / Seminar/workshop | Date | Venue | Sponsoring agency |