The Department of Agriculture was established in 2016 in the Faculty of Agriculture. The first batch of students were admitted into the Department of Agriculture in the 2016/2017 academic session.  The programmes being housed under the Department of Agriculture are: 

Agriculture is a key sector of the Nigerian economy. For the transformation of Nigerian agriculture to a modern scientific and technology-driven sector, the training of appropriate manpower is imperative.

The Head of the Department of Agriculture administers the various Programmes through committees. In the Department, there are various committees such as the Board of Studies, Appraisal committee, Examination committees, Time table committee, Accreditation committee, Welfare committee, SIWES committee, etc. Each member of staff belongs to one or more of these committees, which takes decisions on different aspects of the Department. The Head of the Department normally goes with the decisions of these committees. The line of authority descends from the office of the Vice-Chancellor as Chairman of Senate through the Dean of Faculties to the Head of Department.

It has been observed that some students who gained admission into the university to read some degree programmes request for change of Programme/Departments after the first year. If the change was not granted they resort to either retaking the JAMB examination or just reluctantly complete their initial programmes hoping to go back to the University after graduation for different programmes. Such students probably might have taken to their initial programmes either because they were desperate to enter the University or they were forced to read the courses due to the admission policy of the University. Others however might desire a change of programmes because they were ignorant of the career opportunities available to them after graduation. These challenges might have arisen due to inadequate pre- University occupational information.

There is, therefore, a need to make known to the prospective recipients of degree training in Agriculture in the Alex-Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (AE-FUNAI) and other prospective candidates, the vast array of career opportunities open to them on graduation so that they can adjust and make success in them for their personal satisfaction and benefit to the society at large. There is also the need to make the student in the Department to be acquainted with the rules and regulations guiding the award of degree in the Department. It is my hope that as you peruse these pages of our departmental weblink you will be properly guided.