Nature Private, non-profit, academic
Mission To develop region served by AUB by sponsoring international workshops
and conferences on agriculture and food and by training individuals in regional
nutritional and rural agricultural needs and problems
Financial support Students' tuition fees, contributions from donor or anizations
Working languages English
Scope of interest Horticulture, livestock, renewable natural resources, agronomy,
plant protection, agricultural economics, food technology, nutrition, animal
sciences, soils, irrigation, mechanization
 
Research program
Locations Agricultural and Research Center (AREC) in Beka'a Valle ; AUB
campus
Subjects Several subjects in the areas of animal science, crop production, food
technology, irrigation, nutrition, plant protection, poultry science, and soils and
mechanization
Status Some completed, some ongoing
 
Internal organization
Chief offïcial Dr. Adib T. Saad, Dean
Divisions (1) Agricultural Economics and Development, (2) Animal Science, (3)
Crop production and protection (4) Food Technology and Nutrition (5) Soils,
Irrigation and Mechanization,
Division heads (1) Dr. Bassam Hamdar, (2) Dr. Elie Barbour, (3) Dr. Yussf Abu
Jawdeh, (4) Dr. Nahla Baba, (5) Dr. Ramy Zuryak; also Dr. Shady Hamadeh,
AREC Coordinator
Professional staff 29 professional staff
Total staff 60 regular staff
 
Facilities
Office One 3-story and one 2-story building
Library Collection in agriculture and science, with 18,081 monograph titles, 802
serial titles 72 non-book materials titles
Computer catalog In process
Remote access Will be available in future
Computer searches Wil1 be available in future
Subcenters AREC in Beka'a Valley,100-ha training and research center
 
Publications
Serials F,9 FS Bulletin (occasional)
Other Research publications and handbooks
Publications list Available
 
History
AUB established in 1866; FAFS established in 1952 as Faculty of Agricultural
Sciences