Cedara College of Agriculture

Cedara College of Agriculture

Cedara College of Agriculture is an agricultural college and research station near Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, founded partly by Thomas Robertson Sim. The foundation stone of the "School of Agriculture and Forestry" was laid on 28 April 1905. The original prospectus advertised lectures in Forestry, Horticulture, Dairying, Veterinary Science, Chemistry, Elementary Mathematics, Bookkeeping, Farm Surveying, Zoology and Fish Husbandry. Currently Cedara College offers a two-year Higher Certificate in Agriculture and a three-year Diploma in Agriculture where students are able to specialize in either Animal Production or Crop Production. It provides vocational training in cultivated pastures, dairying, pigs and fodder crops.

A 60-ha area commonly known as "College Farm" has been set aside primarily for training students in animal husbandry and general farming practices. A beef herd and a sheep flock are kept specifically to train students in aspects of basic veterinary techniques, beef management practices (dehorning, castration, identification) and sheep management practices (foot care, castration, tail docking, identification). A small pig unit and small dairy is also kept for student training purposes. A broiler and layer unit meet the demands of poultry production practicals. The College also runs a small equine stud. A fully equipped laboratory is used for crop- and animal-related research.

References

* [http://agriculture.kzntl.gov.za/portal/Colleges/Cedara/tabid/67/Default.aspx Cedara College]
*Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa (1971)


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