Agricultural biotechnology involves traditional breeding techniques that alter living organisms, or parts of organisms, to form or modify products; improve plants or animals or develop microorganisms for specific agricultural uses. Agricultural biotechnology examines agriculture and therefore the wildlife, emphasizing the relationships between food production, the environment, science, and society.

With an insight of providing students, science and economic background rooted in both theoretical knowledge and practical experience, School of Biosciences, proposes a specialization program in Agriculture biotechnology. The course is a lab-extensive, hands-on learning program, with multi-faceted approach that allows the student to explore new applications in science and develop fresh perspectives about the way to address challenges in food production through changes in economics, production or diversification Agriculture biotechnology also delves into sectors including government policy development, farm production, environmental implications., Agriculture biotechnologists are adopted as Research associate, Product development, Agricultural Consultants, Marketing Analyst, Quality assurance officers etc.

The students also gets engaged with various profit and non-profit agencies working in the agriculture sector including, commercial businesses, crop physiology, plant breeding, biotechnology, environmental quality assessment,