The College

The College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS) is the largest and oldest college of the Visayas State University. It is a Center of Excellence in Agriculture and is among the leading institutions in the fields of soil science, crop and animal sciences, food science, and development communication in the Philippines.

The College is composed of nine (9) academic departments which include the Department of Animal Science (DAS), Department of Agronomy (DA), Department of Soil Science (DSS), Department of Agricultural Education & Extension (DAEEx), Department of Development Communication (DDC), Department of Food Science & Technology (DFST), Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics (DPBG), Department of Horticulture (DOH), and the Department of Pest Management (DPM).

Brief History

The College traces its origin to the Visayas Agricultural College (VAC), established from the Baybay National Agricultural School (BNAS) by RA 2831 on 19 June 1960. The College of Agriculture (CA) was formally created as a university unit when the Visayas State College of Agriculture (ViSCA) was converted into the Leyte State University in 2002 with Dr. Oscar B. Posas, professor of animal science, as the first dean. During the university's reorganization in 2011 during the presidency of Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, CA was renamed College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS).

Human Resource

The College has 76 faculty members with the following academic degrees:

37 PhD
13 Study Leave for PhD
23 MS
0 Study Leave for MS
3 BS
76 Regular Faculty
14 Part-time Instructor
Distribution by Department

Summary of Enrollment

1st Semester 2020-2021

BOR Resolutions, CMOs & COPCs

Legends:

  • BOR - Board of Regents
  • CMO - Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Memorandum Order
  • COPC - Certificate of Program Compliance

Awards and Recognitions

  • Center of Excellence, Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
  • National Science Consortium member, Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
  • National University College of Agriculture (NUCA), CHED
  • EXPERTS Consortium member (7 European and 13 Asian universities; funded by European Union)
  • AREAS Consortium member (10 European and 10 Asian Universities; founded by European Union)
  • The first BSA Program in the country to be awarded with the highest accreditation level (level 4) by AACCUP on April 2014.
  • Academic Partnership with the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
  • Academic Partnership with the National Taiwan University, Taipei, ROC
  • Academic partnership with Hiroshima University, Japan

Our News and Stories

Undergraduate Programs Online Orientation
CHED’s Youth Agriculture Summit
VSU Online Enrollment 2nd Semester SY 2020-2021
Enrollment Schedule Date Schedule March 1, 2021 Orientation of Academic Advisers and Dept Focal Persons March 2 to 5, 2021 Pre-enrollment and Academic Advising March 5 to 6, 2021 4th, 5th, and 6th year students March 8 to 10, 2021 2nd and 3rd year students March 11 to 13, 2021 1st year students March 15 [...]
Dr. Victor B. Asio was appointed as a Division Editor of an international peer-reviewed open access journal published by the Eurasian Federation of Soil Science Societies

Dr. Victor B. Asio, Dean of CAFS, was appointed as a Division Editor of the Eurasian Journal of Soil Science (EJSS) effective December 2020. EJSS is an international peer-reviewed open access journal published by the Eurasian Federation of Soil Science Societies from nine (9) European countries: Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Romania, Kyrgyzstan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Serbia. The […]

CAFS Dean, Dr. Victor B. Asio, attends the First Southeast Asian Humboldt Conference, 19-21 Dec 2019, Bangkok, Thailand
CAFS held an Extension Program Planning on 12 December 2019 at FARMI Building. Dr. Lourdes B. Cano, Director of HRMDO, was awarded a Plaque of Recognition for her invaluable contributions to the college.
Congratulations to CAFS for passing the AACCUP Level IV
Welcome Accreditors for the AACCUUP Second Cycle Survey Visit
CAFS sends BSA students for On-the-job training to the Netherlands
CAFS has sent several batches of BSA students for On-the-job training to Israel
VSU, DTI launch first food testing lab in Eastern Visayas
CAFS OBE Seminar-Workshop
CAFS Strategic Planning
Inaguration of Plant Science Building of CAFS
CAFS spearheads the hosting of the 22nd Biennal Conference of the Asian Association of Agricultural Colleges and Universities (AAACU)
VSU DOST ASTHRDP-NSC graduate scholars and faculty members from CAFS attended the national scholars conference at PICC, Manila
Soil Science Instructor Earns PhD with Flying Colors at German University

Deejay Maranguit of the Department of Soil Science has completed her PhD in the University of Gottigen (UG) in Germany, finishing ‘with great distinction’, which is the equivalent of magna cum laude, on September 25, 2017. Maranguit focused on Soil Science in temperate ecosystems,and conducted research on assessing the impact of converting forest areas into […]

Dr. Asio receives the award with Pres. Tulin and Dr. Gabrillo (for VSU as COE in DevCom)
VSU earned another feather on its cap when it was designated again by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as Center of Excellence (COE) in Agriculture effective January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018. The COE Award was given on May 17, 2016 at the CHED Auditorium in Diliman, Quezon City. It was received by [...]