The École Supérieure Agronomique et Vétérinaire in Rosso is the former Institut Supérieur d'Enseignement Technologique (ISET) de Rosso, converted into a higher school of agronomy and veterinary science under a draft decree adopted by the Council of Ministers in May 2026. It trains specialists in crop and animal production, animal health, food science and agricultural engineering, and runs an experimental farm of about 12 hectares.
Good to know
- The Council of Ministers adopted the decree transforming ISET Rosso into ESAV on 6 May 2026, as part of the government's food-sovereignty agenda.
- The transformation adds engineering, Master and Doctorat cycles to the existing Licence, with intake planned to rise from about 100 to 300 new students a year.
- The institution reports 1,124 graduates since its creation.
- Planned branches: an agriculture school in Kaédi and a livestock-focused school in Néma.
- Experimental farm of about 12 ha (rice, vegetables, mango, greenhouse and soil-less trials).
Faculties and schools
- Département de Production et Protection Végétales
- Département de Production et Santé Animales
- Département de Sciences et Technologies des Aliments
- Département de Génie de l'Agriculture et des Biosystèmes
- Département Génie Électromécanique
What you can study
Degrees awarded
- Licence (bachelor)
- Master
- Engineering degree
- Doctorate
Key dates
Full calendarNo upcoming dates right now.
Sources
- ESAV – official website
- ESAV – site settings API (name, contact, key figures)
- ESAV – pages API (presentation, departments, farm)
- ESAV – French interface strings (department names)
- AMI – Souveraineté alimentaire : le ministre présente les grandes lignes du lifting de l'ISET de Rosso (6 May 2026)
- Cridem – Le Conseil des ministres adopte un projet de décret transformant l'ISET de Rosso en une école supérieure
- OpenStreetMap – Institut Supérieur d'Enseignement Technologique de Rosso (way 359608300)
- MESRS – Instituts publics (archived 16 Jan 2026)
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