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Message From the
Dean, Faculty of Agriculture
Mr. Johnathan Lamey, M.Sc.,
B.Sc., A.Sc., MJIM
Dean Mrs. Angella Orr, Senior
Secretary
 The College of Agriculture, Science and Education
is perhaps the most important public educational
institution in the Caribbean. This is so because of
its pivotal role in our quest to bolster our food
security. The Faculty of Agriculture, in particular,
provides the tools for our people to actively
participate and succeed at it.
Here in the Faculty of Agriculture, we have
nearly 100 years experience in shaping lives by
means of educating individuals for life’s
challenges. Our students and alumni automatically
become a part of the heritage of the former Farm
School which began in 1910, became the Jamaica
School of Agriculture in 1942, College of
Agriculture in 1982, and now CASE, since 1995. This
rich agricultural heritage should be valued, and all
concerned should make a effort to live up to it.
Currently, the unique preparatory exposure of
students include traditional agricultural and modern
bio-technologies such as hydroponics, tissue
culture, drip irrigation, bio-gas production,
vermiculture and of course, an interface with
computer applications, to name a few. The
educational enrichment is enhanced with both on and
off campus experiences through field trips and the
Cooperative Internship Education Programme (CIEP).
In pursuing the programme offerings, an
individual should realise that what he/she becomes,
or does with this opportunity, will depend on the
way he/she maximises on the opportunities available.
We welcome all queries, whether they are frequently
or infrequently asked questions, since our objective
is to provide quality information to all our
stakeholders.
The Faculty of Agriculture is on the road to
preparing the new global citizen who is trained in
knowledge management, having regard for the
realities of the human eductaional experience (from
the empirical to the applied). We hope that having
this catalogue in your possession will enhance your
ability to choose programmes wisely.
Descriptive Summary of the Faculty The Faculty of
Agriculture is the natural successor of the Jamaica
School of Agriculture, itself originally established
on the Hope Estate above Kingston in 1910. The
Faculty of Agriculture is mandated to prepare
candidates for service in the field of Agriculture.
As well, consistent with CASE’s mission, the FOA has
a unique mandate to conduct teaching, applied
research, and extension/outreach. Its role considers
that CASE is Jamaica’s only designated tertiary
agricultural institution. The FOA accepts this
challenge and carries out its core functions through
two departments:
(1) Animal Science and
(2) Plant, Soil Sciences and Engineering.
Currently, the academic programmes of the Faculty
of Agriculture are the:
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