(Source: Biz Brunei)

Introduction

Agricultural production has concerns in food quality and safety and the environmental impact of production methods in the short, medium and long term. The agricultural industry faces challenges and is undergoing an unprecedented period of change. Smart scientific and technological solutions are required to overcome the challenges and adopt the change for achieving sustainable and high yield agriculture production to meet the consumer demand of the rapidly growing global population.

Our Agrotechnology (Minor in Business) programme provides necessary theoretical and practical skill and knowledge in crop and animal production systems and agribusiness and marketing. The underpinning scientific, technical, and business principles and their applicability in recent local and global developments are incorporated in our curriculum. The curriculum also incorporates halal food production and quality and safety requirement for the local and global food market.

Our programme area offers one course:

1. Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Agrotechnology (Minor in Business)

The programmes prepare graduates to:

• Apply the scientific, technical, economic, environmental and business principles underpinning agricultural productivity and production.
• Identify appropriate agricultural techniques in the crop and animal sectors to enhance efficiency of production and secure long-term food security.
• Identify and solve technological problems encountered in current crop and livestock production systems.
• Evaluate the wider consequences of agricultural activities and promote sustainable agricultural practices.
• Apply relevant knowledge, skills and technology concepts to the producers and to support innovation.
• Identify social, public health, safety and ethical issues in agricultural sectors and relate them to the responsibilities of agricultural employees with consideration to the national health, safety and ethical policy.
• Demonstrate knowledge of sustainable design and manufacturing and understand the environmental impacts of agricultural enterprises and identify new ventures in the agricultural sector.
• Make use of appropriate scientific and statistical methods and evaluations for decision making in various sectors of agriculture.
• Apply communication skill effectively both in oral and written forms and function effectively as an individual and in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.