Departamento de Ciências Agrárias
| Mission | Scientific knowledge and services in agricultural and environmental sciences. |
|---|---|
| Focus | Agriculture; Environment; Animal Production; Food Technology |
| Owner | University of the Azores |
| Location | Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Portugal |
| Website | http://www.dca.uac.pt/ |
The Departamento de Ciências Agrárias (Department of Agrarian Sciences), shortened as DCA/UAç, is a department of the University of the Azores, located on the university campus in Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira.
Structure
The areas of education and research are:
- Agriculture: pastures, horticulture, frutaculutre; soils and fertility; protection of plants; hydrology and water resources; rural engineering; regional economies and natural resources;
- Environment: ecology and conversation; agricultural biology; chemical and physical atmosphere; chemical and water microbiology; climatology; spatial planning; basic sanitation; diagnosis and environmental auditing; environmental impact studies; physical oceanography;
- Biotecnology
- Animal Production: nutrition; alimentation; reproduction and maintenance;
- Food technology: hygiene and food safety; human nutrition; oenology.
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