Overview

The Tropical Agriculture MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is structured to train students for challenging jobs in research and developmental organizations, government departments and institutes, and international organizations involved in food production and supply in tropical countries.

Key features

The programme explores the potential to achieve goals of stakeholders in the agriculture sector in tropical regions by providing production-oriented training. The candidates would complete a well-designed programme on tropical agricultural systems, with a major focus on the key crops, livestock and environmental issues.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Integrated Crop-Livestock Farming Systems in the Tropics
Integrated Pest Management in the Tropics
Field Crops in the Tropics
Tropical Cropping Ecosystems
Tropical Environments and Farming Systems
Tropical Plant Diversity and Ethno-Botany
Tropical Animal Production
Water Resources Management for Tropical Agriculture

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-08 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Disciplines

Agriculture

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants with B.Sc. Degree in Plant Sciences or related science acceptable to the Board of Study Crop Science and non-agricultural graduates with at least 2 years of experience in the field of Agriculture acceptable to the PGIA and Senate of the University of Peradeniya.

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

2000 USD / year

≈ 2000 USD / year

Additional Details

National CW: LKR400,000; CW + research: LKR500,000
SAARC countries: $4,000 (CW); $4,000 (CW + research)
Other countries: $4,000 (CW); $6,000 (CW + research)

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