Kasetsart University is a university in Bangkok, Thailand, founded on 2 February 1943, according to its campus information page. Its Bangkhen Campus covers 136 hectares and hosts 18 faculties; other campuses include Kamphaeng Saen in Nakhon Pathom, Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon Province and Sriracha. The university traces its origins to agricultural education that began with the School of Sericulture in 1904.
The Faculty of Agriculture has nine departments: Entomology, Farm Mechanics, Home Economics, Soil Science, Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Agricultural Extension and Communication, and Animal Science. It runs research stations including Doi Pui in Chiang Mai, Pak Chong in Nakhon Ratchasima and the National Corn and Sorghum Research Center. The university also has faculties of Forestry, Fisheries and Agro-Industry, and the units under its Vice President for Research include the Kasetsart Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Product Improvement Institute (KAPI), the Institute of Food Research and Product Development and the Rice Science Center. Kasetsart publishes the journal Kasetsart Journal Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANRES).