The Department of Agriculture based in Kalamata is a modern academic center that promotes academic knowledge and scientific research and application in the fields related to Agricultural Science. The Department is a five-year course and provides excellent scientific knowledge to male and female students, while contributing to the economic and social development of the Greek rural area through the scientific fields it treats.
The primary mission of the Department is to provide comprehensive education to undergraduate students to obtain adequate scientific and professional training in the wider field of the science of Agriculture.
The scientific field of the Department of Agriculture serves agricultural production which is one of the most important contributors to the economy of Greece and especially the Peloponnese Region.
The Department has an Undergraduate Study Program in which all the modern developments of agricultural science (state-of-the-art) are integrated, with a special emphasis on agricultural production, such as the sustainable management of crops (rotation systems, organic agriculture, certified production, rational use of fertilizers, comprehensive control of enemies and diseases.