Agricultural Engineering


Mission

We will promote the social, cultural, ecological, economic and political development of Honduran and Central American society through the academic training of agronomists under a new professional profile based on attitudinal competencies and moral values in learning-by-doing and an updated curriculum of scientific knowledge.

Vision

We will be the career of the national university of agriculture with the greatest national and regional impact due to the permanent curricular adaptation, based on conceptual, procedural and attitudinal competencies generated in various national and international academic scenarios with which we will create all kinds of scientific and technological advances in the agricultural sciences in response to the demands of society and environmental changes.

The Agronomy Engineering career is based on a special characteristic given the professional requirements of the agricultural sector and its related areas, that is, the practical training strengthened in each graduate in order to guarantee quality in their performance in the labor field.

The professional graduate of the Agronomy Engineering program is required to know about new trends in technological processes, crops that are business and investment opportunities, crops that are raw materials for industry, optimization of production systems, relevant resource management, appropriate use of soils, climate change, among others.

Therefore, their training is focused on the broad knowledge of agricultural sciences, both theoretical and practical, and thus on the development of skills, abilities and attitudes that allow the professional to use agricultural production as an important factor in the welfare of Honduran society.

More specifically, the contribution of this career to the development of agriculture will consist of training Hondurans and Central Americans in the detection and identification of the constant changes in the biophysical environment (effects of climate change) and generate in them the commitment to apply measures to slow down these risk factors, ensuring that the responses to such technological demands are offered in a responsible, honest, ethical and law-abiding manner, which will facilitate their integration as graduates in the development of the country.

The agronomy engineering program is structured is structured in seven disciplinary areas:

  • Basic sciences
  • Physics Mathematics
  • Management and Administration
  • Water and soil management
  • Management of annual and perennial crops
  • Management of large and small animal species
  • Field laboratories under value chains
  • The Agricultural Engineer has the necessary preparation to excel in numerous areas of competence, with a wide range of employment alternatives in all sectors associated with agricultural production and sustainable management of natural resources.

    Specific characteristics:

    • Name of course: Agricultural Engineering
    • School to which it belongs: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
    • Course code: IA-310101
    • Number of subjects: 77
    • Number of valuation units: 258
    • Educational modality: classroom
    • Duration in years: 4 years and one academic period
    • Number of academic periods: 13
    • Number of periods per year: 3
    • Duration in weeks of each academic period: 15 weeks
    • Accreditation: Agricultural Engineer
    • Academic degree: Bachelor's degree
    • To train professionals in the agricultural sciences at the higher level with the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes and values necessary to contribute to the social and economic development of Honduras.
    • To provide students with the scientific knowledge that will enable them to act in the agricultural sector as agents of change in the service of public and private programs.
    • To train professionals with the capacity to carry out an adequate management of natural resources, guaranteeing the sustainability of productive systems.
    • Promote a positive attitude towards the updating of scientific knowledge, emphasizing aspects related to agricultural sciences in order to improve their professional performance.
  • Miguel Hernan Sosa Lopez

    Dean of Faculty
    M.Sc. in Development Project Management ICAP Costa Rica
    • Area of professional performance: Plant physiology and management of annual crops and coffee plants.
    • E-mail: msosa@unag.edu.hn

    Doris Alajandrina Izaguirre Osorio

    Assistant to the Dean's Office, Pedagogue for the coordination of the Engineering Career.
    Bachelor's Degree in Pedagogy and Educational Sciences with Orientation in Educational Administration and Planning. UNAH CRAED Juticalpa
    • Area of professional performance: Coordination of the Agronomy Engineering program at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences.
    • E-mail: dizaguirre@unag.edu.hn

    Alejandro José Rápalo Cruz

    Academic Coordinator of the Agronomy Engineering Career, Professor of the Fca.
    M.Sc. in Economics and Finance (UNICAH)

    Sonia Bertalina Escalante Rosalas

    Assistant to the Academic Coordination of the Agronomy Engineering Career.
    Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Business Administration (National University of Agriculture).
    • Area of professional performance: Coordination of the Agronomy Engineering career.
    • E-mail: srosalas@unag.edu.hn

    Juany Lizeth Canelas Padilla

    Faculty Administrator
    Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Business Administration
    • Area of professional performance: Administrative area.

    Raúl Isaías Muñoz Hernández

    Docent
    M.Sc. in Scientiae in Entomology (Universidad Nacional Agraria la Molina UNALM, Lima, Peru.

    José Andres Paz Díaz

    Head of Academic Department of Horticulture
    M.Sc. in Management of Development Projects ICAP Costa Rica

    Héctor Leonardo Raudales Peralta

    Head of the Academic Department of Agricultural Engineering, Professor
    M.Sc. in Renewable Energy Project Management UNITEC

    Gustavo Ramón López Hernández

    Head of the Department of Plant Production, Teacher
    M.Sc. in Plant Science (Federal University of Vicosa de Minas Gerais, Brazil).
    • Area of professional performance: Experimental design section.

    Adán Alvarado Ramírez

    Teacher/Laboratory Assistant of Entomopathogens
    M.Sc. in Sustainable Agriculture with mention in Plant Health/ Universidad Central Marta Abreu de la Villas (UCLV)
    • Area of professional performance: Teacher assigned to the Department of Horticulture/collaboration in the sanitary management of crops.
    • E-mail: aaramirez@unag.edu.hn

    Adrian Francisco Reyes Martinez

    Teacher
    Agricultural Engineer. National University of Agriculture
    • Area of professional performance: Hydraulics and irrigation section. Agroclimatology section.
    • E-mail: areyes@unag.edu.hn

    Alex Fabian Lopez Rivera

    Teaching Technician
    Agronomist Engineer (National University of Agriculture)

    Ariel Adonis López Salgado

    Teacher
    M.Sc. in Project Management (UNICAH)
    • Area of professional performance: Topography, rural construction, hydraulics.
    • E-mail: alopez@unag.edu.hn

    Carlos Humberto Amador Zelaya

    Professor
    Master in Plant Sciences, Universidad Austral de Chile.
    • Area of professional performance: Yield physiology, grains and cereals.
    • E-mail: camador@unag.edu.hn

    Eduardo Ariel Castro Blandín

    Teacher
    M.Sc. in Irrigation and Drainage (Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina)
    • Area of professional performance: Agricultural engineering, irrigation specialist.
    • E-mail: eacastro@unag.edu.hn

    Favián Antonio Salgado Archaga

    Docent
    M.Sc. in Plant Health Science. National Agrarian University of Nicaragua

    Hilsy Lourdes Sanabria Ortega

    Coordinator of the Biotechnology Laboratory, Professor of the Faculty of Agrarian Sciences
    M.Sc. Science in Plant Genetic Resources with emphasis in Biotechnology (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia).
    • Area of professional performance: Genetics and plant propagation.

    Jorge Alberto Medina Peña

    Teacher
    M.Sc. in Project Management (UNICAH)
    • Area of professional performance: Fruit growing section assistant.

    Jorge Ernesto Guevara Ohara

    Teacher
    M.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences Research Line Crop Physiology (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)

    José Antonio Ramírez Alvarado

    Docent
    M.Sc. in Business Administration/ Catholic University of Honduras
    • Area of professional performance: Handling of malasses, grains and cereals.
    • E-mail: jramirez@unag.edu.hn

    José Santiago Maradiaga Rodríguez

    Docent
    Agricultural Engineer, CURLA

    Ramon Rosalio Rosales

    Docent
    Agricultural Engineer Centro Universitario del Litoral Atlantico (CURLA)

    René Gerardo Cáceres Torres

    Daia Professor Director of the Regional Centers System of UNAG
    M.Sc. in Management of Development Projects, ICAP
    • Area of professional performance: Agricultural Engineering and project area.
    • E-mail: rcaceres@unag.edu.hn

    Reynaldo Eliseo Flores Gómez

    Docent
    M.Sc. in Plant Health (Universidad Nacional Agraria, Managua, Nicaragua)
    • Area of professional performance: Grains and cereals and plant health.
    • E-mail: rflores@unag.edu.hn

    Roy Donald Menjivar Barahona

    Research Professor
    Ph. D. Agricultural Sciences with Orientation in Pest Management (University of Bonn, Germany)
    • Area of professional performance: Entomology, research seminar and fruit growing.
    • E-mail: rmenjivar@unag.edu.hn

    Yoni Soriel Antúnez Munguía

    Docent
    M.Sc. in Plant Health Sciences Universidad Nacional Agraria
    • Area of professional performance: Plant production of industrial crops.
    • E-mail: yantunez@unag.edu.hn

    Juan Alberto Chavarria Araujo

    Docent
    M. Sc. Risk Management and Disaster Management (UNAH)
    • Area of professional performance: Agroclimatology, irrigation and disaster management.
    • E-mail: jchavarria@unag.edu.hn

    Manuel Alberto Chavarría Sierra

    Docent
    M. Sc. Renewable Energy Management (UNITEC)
    • Area of professional performance: Appropriate technology and hydraulics and irrigation.
    • E-mail: mchavarria@unag.edu.hn

    Moises Armando Chavarría Sierra

    Docent
    M. Sc. Project Management (UNICAH)

    Allan Javier Rivera Carbajal

    Docent
    M. Sc. Project Management (UNICAH)
    • Area of professional performance: Topography, rural constructions.

    Jorge Alberto Calix Orellana

    Docent
    Agricultural Engineer
    • Area of professional performance: Agricultural mechanization.
    • E-mail: jcalix@unag.edu.hn

    Efrain Paz Molina

    Teacher
    Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural and Livestock Business Administration
    • Area of professional performance: Agricultural mechanization.
    • E-mail: epaz@unag.edu.hn

    Carlos Joel Navarro Lobo

    Docent
    M. Sc. in Food Security (National Autonomous University of Managua, Nicaragua)
    • Area of professional performance: Design and landscaping of green areas.
    • E-mail: cnavarro@unag.edu.hn

    Fredy Rolando Juarez

    Teacher
    M.Sc. Intern in Economics and Development Planning, UNAH
    • Area of professional performance: Appropriate technology section.

    Mario Roberto Rivera Carbajal

    Docent
    M. Sc. Project Management (UNICAH)
    • Area of professional performance: Topography, rural constructions.

    Porfirio Bismar Hernandez

    Head of Grains and Cereals Section, Coordinator of Phytopathology Laboratory, Teacher.
    Agronomist Engineer. National University of Agriculture
    • Area of professional performance: Phytopathology and plant health laboratorian.
    • E-mail: phernandez@unag.edu.hn

    Jorge Rolando Salgado Gómez

    Teacher
    M.Sc Development Project Management, ICAP, Costa Rica

    Jorge Zamir Erazo Amaya

    Section Chief, Professor
    M.Sc. in Agronomy (Federal University of Roraima, Brazil)
    • Area of professional performance: Vegetables; industrial crops; integrated pest management.
    • E-mail: zerazo@unag.edu.hn

    Duglas Augusto Irías Hernández

    Teacher
    Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Business Administration (National University of Agriculture)

    Fany Waleska Medina Hernández

    Executive Secretary of the Academic Coordination of the Agronomy Engineering Career.
    Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Business Administration (National University of Agriculture).

    Julia Ondina Bustillo Rosales

    Executive Secretary of the Dean's Office

    Daniel Josué Ortiz Martínez

    Administrative Position
    Degree in Agricultural Business Administration, Universidad Nacional de Agricultura.

    Kelin yojana Mondragón Casco

    Administrative Assistant of the Plant Production Department
    Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Business Administration (National University of Agriculture).

    Rosa Hilda Rivera Murillo

    Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Engineering

    Saady Humberto Argeñal Godoy

    Agricultural Technician, Assistant of the Experimental Station Section.
    Degree in Agricultural Business Administration (National University of Agriculture).

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