Agricultural University of Tajikistan

Shotemur' (TAU) (Russian: Таджикский аграрный университет им.

Ш. Шотемура; Tajik: Донишгоҳи аграрии Тоҷикистон ба номи Ш. Шотемур) is a university in Tajikistan, in the capital of Dushanbe.

In 1931, the 'Central Asian Fruit-and-Vegetable Institute' was founded in the city of Khujand (former Leninabad).

The Government of Tajikistan decided (#311 from October 31, 2009[citation needed]) to rename it as 'Tajik Agrarian University Shirinsho Shotemur'.

There are nine faculties at the university: Agronomy, Agribusiness, Zoo-engineering, Veterinary science, Economics, Horticulture and Biotechnology of Agriculture, Mechanization of Agriculture and Hydromeliorative methods, educating experts in 31 specialities.