Introduction
Welcome to the School of Agriculture and Enterprise Development (SAED), one of the youngest but fast growing Schools in the     University, having been established four years ago to offer unique training in agriculture with emphasizes on agriculture as a business. Through this webpage we hope to give you a virtual tour of the academic programs we are currently offering in the school and students experience.
Our current thrust is to prepare competent future leaders in agricultural sciences, agribusiness and agricultural resource management.

Students and Staff
The School currently boasts a student population of 700 students, 15% being postgraduate students. The students are of diverse nationalities including Uganda, Rwanda, D.R. Congo, Mozambique, South Sudan, Sudan, Liberia and Kenya. Should you therefore decide to pursue your studies in the School, you will be privileged to study in a rich multicultural environment under the guidance of 30 highly qualified staff who include Professors, Associate professors, senior lecturers and lecturers.

Undergraduate programmes
The school has three Departments; Agricultural Resources Management (ARM), Agricultural Science and Technology (AST) and Agribusiness Management and Trade (ABMT) under which the five Bachelor of Science programmes are offered. This include: BSc. Agriculture, Agricultural Resource Management, Animal production and Health Management, Dryland Agriculture and Enterprise Development, Crop Improvement and Protection and Agribusiness Management and Trade. The programmes are delivered by Residential (Regular), Institutional Based (IBP) and Open, Distant and e-Learning (ODeL) modes at the University Main Campus, Kitui, Mombasa and City campuses.
Delivery of content include lectures, lab. Exercises, field trips and field attachments for a minimum of 12 weeks.

Postgraduate programmes

Masters programmes
The Masters programmes being offered include: MSc in Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Economics, Agronomy (Crop production and Crop Protection options), Plant breeding, Land and Water Management and Integrated Soil Fertility Management.

PhD programmes
These include Integrated Soil Fertility Management, Agribusiness Management and Trade, Plant pathology, Plant breeding and other specialized areas within agriculture. The programmes are not only popular in Kenya, but have attracted students from the region including Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Sudan, Republic of Sudan, Uganda and Liberia. AGRA is supporting students from the region to do the MSc in Integrated Soil Fertility Management.

Student Experience
Through the University Student Agriculture for Development (USAD), a students’ association, students in the School have joined hands in pursuit of academic excellence, social development and playing part in revitalizing agriculture in Kenya. New students joining the School are also mentored and supported in the association to have a positive university experience and make informed choices and decisions.