# Agriculture and Forestry University

_Agricultural school in Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> The Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU; Nepali: कृषि तथा वन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public agricultural university in Nepal. AFU has its central offices at Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal. It was established by the Parliament of Nepal through a bill passed in June 2010 merging two constituent campuses of Tribhuvan University namely Rampur Agriculture Campus of IAAS and Hetauda Campus of IOF in Hetauda, Makwanpur.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** university ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6994323#P31))
- **Located in:** Bharatpur (big city) › Chitwan District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6994323#P131))
- **Established:** 2010 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6994323#P571))
- **Official website:** afu.edu.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6994323#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.6504, 84.3501

## About

The university is the country's first technical university that offers agricultural workforce development and promotes research in agriculture, forestry, and allied disciplines through teaching, research, and extension programs across the country. The soul aim of the university is to produce mainpower for agriculture and forest industry.

## Questions

**Where is Agriculture and Forestry University located?**  
Agriculture and Forestry University is located in Bharatpur, Chitwan District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Agriculture and Forestry University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_and_Forestry_University) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): नेपाल कृषि तथा वन विश्वविद्यालय](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BF_%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9E%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AF) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6994323](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6994323) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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