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.
Programs
As of 2019, Cedara College offers a three-year National Diploma in Agricultural Management where students are able to specialize in either Animal Production or Crop Production. It provides vocational training in cultivated pastures, dairying, beef, small stock, poultry, pigs and fodder crops, agronomy, game, vegetables, and fruit production. In a joint venture, the College also hosts the BAgric programme offered by UKZN.Cedara college also offer short courses through the Agricultural Skills Development unit. This unit offers vocational education and training programs to facilitate the linkage between structured learning and work experience in order to obtain registered qualification. As of 2019, ASD offers:
- Goat production skills program
- Broiler production skills program
- Layer production skills program
- Pig production skills program
- Beef production skills program
- Advanced animal production skills program
- Vegetable production skills program
- Plant production skills program