Panamerican Agriculture University, Zamorano, has Contributed during Seventy Years in Soil Protection

Abstract

The Soils Unit of the Panamerican Agriculture School, Zamorano, Honduras, has been involved since its foundation, in professional training of students with academic excellence and a deep and practical knowledge of soil and water management, contributing substantially to increasing food production responsibly with the environment. The unit has kept to its main objective to produce graduates capable of facing and solving problems in the soil sciences. The Soils Unit does outreach to provide technical support to the agricultural sector, from small producers to multinational corporations, government agencies and other outreach units. The Soils Unit is positioned as one of the pillars of sustainable agriculture using the latest technology, having a highly trained technical team and the active participation of students in all activities and teaching techniques of the unit. The Soils Unit includes the Laboratory for Chemical Analysis of soil, water and plant tissues, which ranks as one of the most reliable laboratories supporting farming activities in the regional countries. A soils conservation demonstration plot and a soils club for students are extension and academic activities coordinated by the Soils Unit.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/ceiba.v52i1.1129