To be a Centre of Excellence in Postgraduate Education, Research and Outreach in Agriculture and Related Fields to Serve the Needs of Government, Industry and the Global Community.
The Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA), University of Peradeniya was established in 1975 with the main objective of developing in-country capacity for postgraduate education in agriculture and to provide appropriately trained scientific personnel for a rapidly expanding agricultural sector of the country.
Over the past three decades it has achieved substantial progress and has emerged as a “Centre of Excellence” in higher education in agricultural sciences in the country.
