Organization
The Division has five major research and extension program areas:
• Agriculture Production and Processing
• Environmental sustainability
• Food safety and security
• Health and nutrition
• 4-H, youth, family and community development
Administration: The University of Arkansas System's Vice President for Agriculture is responsible for the Division of Agriculture and reports to the President of the University of Arkansas System. Three Associate Vice Presidents for Research, Extension and Academic Programs report to the Vice President. Programs are organized under the following departmental structure with department and unit heads who report to the associate vice presidents:
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural and Extension Education
• Animal Science
• Biological and Agricultural Engineering
• Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences
• Entomology
• Food Science
• Forest Resources
• 4-H and Youth Development
• Horticulture
• Human Environmental Sciences
• Plant Pathology
• Poultry Science
Division of Agriculture faculty, staff and facilities support academic programs on University of Arkansas campuses in Fayetteville, Monticello, Pine Bluff and Little Rock and at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. The departmental structure for research and extension programs also encompasses graduate and undergraduate degree programs under the auspices of the respective campuses.
Division funding sources (2007) include: • State Appropriations 56.3% • Federal Appropriations 14.1% • County Appropriations 2.4% • Federal Grants and Contracts 10.1% • State Grants and Contracts 1.9% • Private Grants and Contracts 7.5% • Sales 5.5% • Other 2.2%
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