The Experimental Field of the College of Agricultural Sciences offers an area of 507 ha equipped with Research and Production Modules which are representative of the farming activities in the region (dairy farming, cattle and swine production, and agriculture).

The proximity of these facilities to the classrooms and labs supports the teaching, research and extension activities, giving our institution a distinctive feature among other universities throughout the country.

The College, which stands at the centre of a 100-ha park in the town of Zavalla, offers a peaceful and quiet setting for academic life, promoting learning and creativity.

Our Faculty is made up of specialized professionals who permanently pursue further professional development activities. Most of them work exclusively at our College, which ensures that the contents taught to students are being constantly updated.

The plans of study for the careers offered at our College have been developed with a comprehensive approach, encompassing field work and pre-professional and lab practices as mandatory curricular requirements. This means that our graduates have a thorough, first

Main areas at our College:

TEACHING
Our main objective is to develop competent professionals with a deep knowledge of basic and applied areas. Our Faculty promotes the development of critical thinking and of problem-solving strategies to be applied in diverse scenarios.

RESEARCH
Aimed at building knowledge, this area enhances the professional expertise of our graduates and stimulates their capacity for designing, formulating and giving alternative solutions for national and regional development.

EXTENSION
This area is committed to making a contribution to national and regional development by promoting the application of knowledge to concrete situations and the active involvement of the community in analyzing and solving its problems.

HERBARIUM

The herbarium of the College of Agricultural Sciences, National University of Rosario, registered in the Index Herbariorum, is one of the few herbaria containing numerous plant specimens from the Province of Santa Fe.

Since it was established in 1972, a collection of nearly 12,000 specimens belonging to 134 plant families has been built up, and about 9,000 specimens belonging to 1,500 species have been identified and catalogued. Since the collection comprises most of the flora found in the province, it constitutes one of the most valuable records of nature and biodiversity in Santa Fe.

The herbarium also contains a collection of plants from the Pergamino District and, along with the collection made by Professor Lorenzo R. Parodi in the early twentieth century, it constitutes the only existing document on the plant biodiversity and on the plant invasions to which the pampas region is subjected.

The collection, managed by the Departments of Botany and Plant Ecology, is currently being used as the basis for important plant research works, and has been used directly or indirectly for more than 60 scientific papers and 10 PhD and Master Theses.

Open:
on Fridays 11 a.m – 12:30 p.m, 2:30 – 4 p.m.

Inquiries:
Ing. Agr. PhD PRADO, Darien Eros

Villarino Experimental Field

The Experimental Field of the College of Agricultural Sciences offers an area of 507 ha equipped with Modules for Research and Learning (fruit growing, horticulture, sheep production), and Production Modules which are representative of the farming activities in the region (dairy farming, cattle and swine production, and agriculture). The proximity of these facilities to the classrooms and labs supports the teaching, research and extension activities, giving our institution a distinctive feature among other universities throughout the country.

Production Module

  • Agricultural Production Module
  • Fruit Growing Module – Fruit Orchard
  • Horticulture Module
  • Sheep Module
  • Dairy Farm Module
  • Swine Production Module
  • Cattle Production Module
  • Research Land Plots
  • Ecological Exclosure
  • The agro-meteorological station

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The College of Agricultural Sciences Foundation (FCA) was created with the purpose of providing financial support to the College of Agricultural Sciences, at the Rosario National University, to promote and communicate the teaching, research, and extension activities carried out by the institution, the mission of which is:

– To shape and develop human resources with a strong ethical basis
– To generate scientific knowledge and make it available to the community to foster regional and national development
The activities of our Foundation are conducted by an Administrative Council. For the fulfillment of our objectives, we need the economic and human support of companies, institutions, professionals, and farmers. We greatly appreciate their involvement in the Foundation. Donations for specific projects, aimed at undertaking different programs, are also accepted. These donations allow us to offer special programs with the highest degree of academic excellence.

The Foundation started its activities in 2006, when it was registered as a Technology Link Unit (Unidad de Vinculación Tecnológica, UVT) by the Federal Science and Technology Development Agency (Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica, ANPCyT).

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