This was meant to address the problems of limited University access and to increase the pool of well-trained human resource in the country in order to accelerate the socio-economic development of Malawi.

22 of 2011 and started her operations on 1 July 2012, with Bunda Campus, as the initial institution until NRC was fully integrated into LUANAR in December 2014.

[4] In 2017, Bunda Farm Ltd. started a service station with fuel pumps at the campus in order to generate income to the university as well as to train students in business management.

The department places a strong emphasis on research and firmly believes that a research-oriented atmosphere enhances the quality of the teaching and learning process.

All first year students at Bunda Campus take foundation courses offered by the Basic Science department.

The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) through the Department of Agribusiness Management (ABM) is the only higher education institution in Malawi offering long term training in cooperative and microfinance related studies.

Currently, the department offers communication skills courses to all students and trains secondary school agriculture teachers.

The department aims to advance and promote knowledge and practical skills in agricultural and applied economics through training, research, consultancies and outreach with the aim of contributing to poverty reduction by promoting efficiency in agricultural production and increased incomes for the majority of farmers in Malawi.

Veterinary research is conducted in the faculty and has international collaborations with University of Edinburgh, Valencia, Hokkaido, Cornel, and ILRI.

The faculty assists veterinary practitioners, animal owners, and the general public through partnership with government and NGOs.

The Faculty of Food and Human Sciences was established following the instituting of Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) through an Act of Parliament No.

Students from other countries in SADC started joining the college in the same year for Diploma and Degree programs in Agriculture with bias in aquaculture.

This offers programmes at the postgraduate diploma, masters and doctoral levels In December 2017, student protests over frequent power outages at the Bunda campus.