Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU) is a provincial public university of agriculture and forestry in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Fujian, and co-funded by the Fujian Provincial People's Government, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.^[1]

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

福建农林大学
Motto	明德 诚智 博学 创新
Motto in English	Excellent virtue, true wisdom, successful learning, innovation
Type	Public
Established	2000
Location	Fuzhou, Fujian , China 26°5′16″N 119°14′6″E
Campus	Urban
Website	english.fafu.edu.cn

FAFU main campus

In 1952, Fujian Agricultural College was established by the merger of the then Agricultural College of Xiamen University (厦门大学农学院) and the then Agricultural College of Fuzhou University (福州大学农学院). In October 2000, the then Fujian Agricultural University and the then Fujian Forestry College (福建林学院) merged to form the new Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University.^[2]

History

The historical changes of the university are shown below.

Agricultural Department of Fukien Christian College Autumn, 1936

Agricultural College of Fukien Christian University Spring, 1940

Fujian Provincial Agriculture College June, 1940

Agricultural College of Fuzhou University April, 1951

Agricultural College of Amoy University June, 1951

Fujian Agriculture College August, 1952

Zhangzhou Division

Department of Forestry

Zhangzhou Agriculture College September, 1960 - July, 1962

Fujian Forestry College November, 1958 - March, 1972

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University March, 1972

Fujian Agriculture College May, 1975

Fujian Forestry College May, 1975

Fujian Agriculture University January, 1994

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University October, 2000