Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz
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ESALQ main building
The Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz -ESALQ (English: Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture) 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)
External links
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