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The Faculty of Agriculture at Kyushu University was established in February 1919, and began offering courses in April 1921, with one department and ten courses. Since then, as a key university located in close proximity to the monsoon Asian region, the department has developed in terms of the quality and quantity of education and research, and has repeatedly expanded and extended its departments and courses. In 2000, with the intention of facilitating the promotion of interdisciplinary and international research in response to the development of new academic fields, a major reorganization was carried out with the introduction of a graduate school and research institute system. The timeline of the Faculty of Agriculture since its foundation is as follows.
Taisho Period (1912-1926)
| 1919 Apr 1 | Founded as the Faculty of Agriculture in Kyushu Imperial University. |
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| 1920 Aug 28 | Dept. of Agronomy established. |
| 1921 Apr 22 | University Farm established. |
| 1922 Feb 2 | Depts. of Agricultural Chemistry and Forestry established. |
| 1922 May 29 | University Forests established. |
| 1922 Sep | Sawara Forest established. |
| 1922 Nov | Kasuya Forest established. |
Showa Period (1926-1989)
| 1936 Oct 20 | Hikosan Biological Institute (H.B.I) established in Kyushu University. |
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| 1939 Mar | Miyazaki Forest established. |
| 1940 May 11 | Research Institute of Sericultural Chemistry (R.I.S.C) established. |
| 1941 Apr 1 | Dept. of Fisheries established. |
| 1942 Apr 1 | Dept. of Agricultural Engineering established. |
| 1944 Aug 22 | Fishery Research Laboratory established. |
| 1946 Apr 1 | Depts. of Animal Science and Agricultural Economics established. |
| 1947 Oct 1 | Name of University was changed from Kyushu Imperial University to Kyushu University. |
| 1949 Jan 31 | R.I.S.C was reorganized into Laboratory of Sericultural Chemistry. |
| 1949 Feb | Hokkaido Forest established. |
| 1952 Jul | Ibusuki Experimental Farm established. |
| 1953 Apr 1 |
Founded as Division of Agriculture in Graduate School: |
| 1955 Mar | Fishery Research Laboratory transferred to Tsuyazaki-Town. |
| 1957 Apr 1 | Inst. of Wood Materials established. |
| 1959 Apr 1 | H.B.I attached to Faculty of Agriculture. |
| 1961 Apr 1 | Dept. of Forest Products established. |
| 1964 Apr 1 | Inst. of Biological Control (Div. of Insect Pathology and Microbial Control) established. |
| 1965 Apr 1 | Dept. of Food Science and Technology established. |
| 1966 Apr 1 | Inst. of Biological Control (Div. of Insect Natural Enemies) established. Biotron Institute established. |
| 1969 Apr 1 | Food Science and Technology (Master's Course) established. Inst. of Wood Materials abolished. |
| 1971 Apr 1 | Hikosan Biological Institute renamed Hikosan Biological Laboratory. |
| 1972 Apr 1 | Food Science and Technology (Doctor's Course) established. |
| 1972 May 1 | Inst. of Silkworm Genetics established. |
| 1975 Apr 1 | Inst. of Tropical Agriculture established. |
| 1981 Apr 1 | Kuju Agricultural Research Center established. |
| 1987 May 21 | Inst. of Genetic Resources established. Inst. of Silkworm Genetics abolished. |
Heisei Period (1989-2019)
| 1989 Apr 1 | Graduate School of Genetic Resources Technology (Master's Course) established. |
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| 1991 Apr 1 | Graduate School of Genetic Resources Technology (Doctor's Course) established. |
| 1993 Oct 1 | Headquarters of University Forests was transferred to Sasaguri-Town. Sawara Forest and Kasuya Forest renamed as Kasuya Research Forest. Miyazaki Forest renamed Shiiba Research Forest. Hokkaido Forest renamed Ashoro Research Forest. |
| 1994 Oct 1 | International Development of Research Course established in Division of Agriculture in Graduate School. |
| 1997 Apr 1 | Inst. of Genetic Resources renewed. |
| 1998 Apr 1 | Nine departments were reorganized into the Department of Bioresource and Bioenvironment, Undergraduate School. The Division of Agriculture, Graduate School was renamed Division of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Graduate School. Agronomy, Agricultural Chemistry, Animal Science and Genetic Resources Technology were reorganized into "Applied Genetics and Pest Management", and "Plant Resources", and "Genetic Resources Technology". |
| 1998 Apr 9 | Hikosan Biological Laboratory was abolished by Ministerial ordinance and reorganized into a facility attached to the School of Agriculture. |
| 1999 Apr 1 | Agricultural Chemistry, Fishery Science, Animal Science, Agricultural Economics, and Food Science and Technology were reorganized into "Bioscience and Biotechnology", "Animal and Marine Bioresource Science", and "Agricultural and Resource Economics". |
| 2000 Apr 1 | Founded as Faculty of Agriculture: Applied Genetics and Pest Management, Plant Resources, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Animal and Marine Bioresource Science, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Bioproduction Environmental Science, Forest and Forest Products Science and Genetic Resources Technology were established. The Division of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences was renamed the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences. Agricultural Engineering, Forestry, and Forest Products were reorganized into "Bioproduction Environmental Science" and "Forest and Forest Products Sciences". I.B.C. was attached to the Faculty of Agriculture. I.G.R. was attached to the Faculty of Agriculture. F.R.L. was attached to the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences. Head offices of the University Farm and University Forests were integrated. |
| 2004 Apr 1 | Kyushu University was reorganized into an independent administrative institution. |
| 2005 Apr 1 | Inst. of Bio-Architecture Center established. Material Management Center established at Faculty of Agriculture. |
| 2006 Oct 1 | The Branch Office of the Faculty of Agriculture and Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University was established at Ito campus. |
| 2007 Sep 19 | Research Center for Risk in Agriculture, Resource and Environment in East Asia (RARE) established at Faculty of Agriculture. |
| 2007 Dec 19 | Inst. of Bio-production and Bio-diversity was established at Faculty of Agriculture. |
| 2008 Jul 1 | Head office of School of Agriculture and Head office of University Farm and Forests were integrated. |
| 2010 Apr 1 | 8 departments of the Faculty of Agriculture were reorganized into: "Bioresource Sciences", "Agroenvironmental Sciences", "Agricultural and Resource Economics" and "Bioscience and Biotechnology". 8 departments of the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences were reorganized into: "Bioresource Sciences", "Agro-environmental Sciences", "Agricultural and Resource Economics", "Bioscience and Biotechnology" and "Innovative Science and Technology for Bio-industry (only for the Doctoral course)" Material Management Center was reorganized into an independent institution. |
| 2010 Oct 1 | International Undergraduate Program, Department of Bioresource and Bioenvironment, School of Agriculture established. |
| 2011 Apr 1 | Biotron Institute reorganized into "Biotron Application Center". |
| 2012 Jan 1 | Synthetic Systems Biology Research Center established. |
| 2012 Oct 1 | Functional Food Design Research Center established. |
| 2013 Apr 1 | Promotive Center for International Education and Research of Agriculture was established. |
| 2014 Apr 1 | 11 divisions of Faculty of Agriculture were reorganized into 9 divisions. |
| 2015 Apr 1 | Inst. of Bio-Architecture Center was reorganized into Innovative Bio-Architecture Center. Functional Food Design Research Center was abolished. |
| 2017 Apr 1 | Synthetic Systems Biology Research Center was abolished. |
| 2018 Apr 1 | Plant Frontier Research Center established. Insect Science and Creative Entomology Center established. |
| 2018 Oct 1 | New Faculty of Agriculture on Ito Campus opened. |
Reiwa Period (2019-)
| 2020 Aug 1 | Aqua Bioresource Innovation Center established. |
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| 2021 Apr 1 | New University Farm on Ito Campus opened. |