Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo
ESALQ main building | |
Type | Public |
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Location |
São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil Coordinates: 22°42′30″S 47°38′30″W / 22.70833°S 47.64167°W |
Website | www.esalq.usp.br |
The Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (Portuguese: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz - ESALQ) is a unit of the University of São Paulo involved with research, teaching and extension of services in agriculture, animal husbandry, agricultural and related sciences. The ESALQ main campus, located at Piracicaba, has six undergraduate and sixteen postgraduate programs. The ESALQ was founded in 1901, by Luiz de Queiroz, an agronomist and strongly innovative farmer and industrial entrepreneur.
Notable alumni
- José Graziano da Silva – Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (2012-2015)
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