The Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU; Latvian: Latvijas Biozinātņu un tehnoloģiju universitāte), previously Latvia University of Agriculture (LLU; Latvijas Lauksaimniecības universitāte),[3] is a university in Jelgava, Latvia, specializing in agricultural science, forestry, food technology and related areas.

The university originated as the Agricultural Department at the Riga Polytechnical Institute in 1863, which in 1919 became the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Latvia.

[4] It became an independent institution in 1939,[4] when it was established as the Academy of Agriculture in the Jelgava Palace, which had been renovated for that purpose.

[3] The university consists of 8 faculties offering the following study programmes:[6] Latvia University of Life Sciences (LLU) is ranked in the 1001+ bracket in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020.

LLU has been ranked 174th among EECA (Eastern Europe and Central Asia) universities.