Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Machinery, irrigation, remote sensing, precision and digital agriculture.
Agricultural engineering develops the technical systems of farming: machinery and mechanization, soil-machine interaction, irrigation and drainage, and on-farm energy use. Farm safety is a long-standing part of the discipline.
Precision and digital agriculture have become its fastest-developing area: satellite and drone remote sensing, sensor networks, variable-rate application, machine learning and robotics - technologies that aim to manage fields and animals in a more targeted way.
Studying agricultural & biosystems engineering
Degree programs in this subject often run under these names:
What you typically learn
- Agricultural machinery and power systems
- Precision agriculture, sensors and remote sensing
- Irrigation and water management
- Farm buildings and livestock housing technology
- Data, automation and robotics in agriculture
- Energy and biomass systems
Where graduates typically work
- Agricultural machinery manufacturers and dealers
- Precision-farming and agtech companies
- Irrigation and water engineering
- Engineering consultancies
- Research and testing institutes
Curricula differ by country and institution - the program pages linked below have the details.
Where to study agricultural & biosystems engineering
99 programs in 45 countries. See all 99 programs
- Spain 15
- Brazil 7
- India 6
- China 5
- United States 5
- Canada 4
- Japan 4
- Finland 3
- Belgium 2
- Colombia 2
- Hungary 2
- Ireland 2
- Kazakhstan 2
- Latvia 2
- Mexico 2
- Nigeria 2
- Portugal 2
- Russia 2
- Rwanda 2
- South Korea 2
- Uganda 2
- Albania 1
- Algeria 1
- Argentina 1
- Austria 1
- Cameroon 1
- Croatia 1
- Cuba 1
- Egypt 1
- Germany 1
- Ghana 1
- Greece 1
- Iran 1
- Italy 1
- Kenya 1
- Netherlands 1
- Peru 1
- Saudi Arabia 1
- Sri Lanka 1
- Sudan 1
- Taiwan 1
- Tanzania 1
- Turkey 1
- United Kingdom 1
- Zimbabwe 1
Where research is heading
Typical research questions
- How accurately can remote sensing estimate crop condition and yield?
- How can irrigation be scheduled to match crop water demand?
- Which tasks can be automated with robotics and machine vision, and at what cost?
- How can soil compaction by heavy machinery be avoided?
Publications per year
Papers whose main topic belongs to this field, 2010–2025.
Research fronts: fastest-growing topics
Papers 2024–2025 compared with 2021–2022, topics with at least 500 recent papers.
| Topic | 2021–2022 | 2024–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Agriculture and AI[object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] | 21,603 | 50,364 | +133% |
| Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements[object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] | 2,557 | 4,533 | +77% |
| Remote Sensing in Agriculture[object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] | 11,322 | 15,200 | +34% |
| Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization[object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] | 10,454 | 11,934 | +14% |
| Agriculture and Farm Safety[object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] | 863 | 969 | +12% |
| Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics[object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] | 2,365 | 2,631 | +11% |
Largest topics
By number of papers 2024–2025.
- Smart Agriculture and AI[object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] 50,364
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture[object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] 15,200
- Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization[object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] 11,934
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management[object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] 8,570
- Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements[object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] 4,533
- Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics[object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] · [object Object] 2,631
Highly cited recent papers
Most-cited articles and reviews published 2024–2025. Citation counts favor reviews and papers published early in the window.
- Using Machine Learning to Identify Diseases and Perform Sorting in Apple Fruit
- IoT Solutions in Agriculture: Enhancing Efficiency and Productivity
- Classifying Crop Leaf Diseases using Different Deep Learning Models with Transfer Learning
- Deep learning and computer vision in plant disease detection: a comprehensive review of techniques, models, and trends in precision agriculture
- IoT Based Soil pH Detection and Crop Recommendation System
- Application of Precision Agriculture Technologies for Sustainable Crop Production and Environmental Sustainability: A Systematic Review
All study programs in agricultural & biosystems engineering
- Higher Certificate in Engineering in Agricultural Mechanisation (with Teagasc) Diploma Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) · IrelandUniversity of applied sciences 2 years · Taught in English
- Agrartechnologie & Digital Farming (Agricultural Technology and Digital Farming) Bachelor University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt · AustriaUniversity of applied sciences 6 semesters · Dual (with work placement) · 180 ECTS · Taught in German · Starts October
- Professionele bachelor Agro- en Biotechnologie Bachelor Thomas More Kempen · Belgium Taught in Dutch
- Engenharia Agronômica (Agronomic Engineering) Bachelor Universidade de São Paulo · Brazil 5 years · Full-time · Taught in Portuguese
- Engenharia Agronômica (Bacharelado) Bachelor Universidade de São Paulo · Brazil 5 years · Full-time
- Engenharia Agrícola (Agricultural Engineering) Bachelor Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · Brazil Full-time
- Engenharia Agronômica (Agronomic Engineering), Botucatu campus Bachelor Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) · Brazil 5 years · Full-time · Taught in Portuguese
- Engenharia Agrícola (Agricultural Engineering) Bachelor Universidade Federal de Lavras · Brazil 10 semesters · Full-time
- Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental Bachelor Universidade Federal de Viçosa · Brazil Full-time
- Bachelor of Agriculture Technology Bachelor Lakeland College · CanadaCollege / polytechnic 2 years · Taught in English
- Major in Bioresource Engineering (B.Eng.) Bachelor McGill University · Canada Full-time
- Bachelor of Digital Agriculture Bachelor Olds College · CanadaCollege / polytechnic 4 years · Taught in English · Starts fall
- Baccalauréat en génie agroenvironnemental (Bachelor of Agri-Environmental Engineering) Bachelor Université Laval · Canada 4 years · Taught in French · Starts Fall, Winter
- 设施农业科学与工程 (Facility Agriculture Science and Engineering), Yantai Institute Bachelor China Agricultural University · China Taught in Chinese
- 农业机械化及其自动化 (Agricultural Mechanization and Automation) Bachelor Huazhong Agricultural University · China Usually taught in Chinese
- 智慧农业 (Smart Agriculture) Bachelor Huazhong Agricultural University · China Usually taught in Chinese
- 农业机械化及其自动化 (Agricultural Mechanization and Automation) Bachelor Nanjing Agricultural University · China Usually taught in Chinese
- 智慧农业 (Smart Agriculture) Bachelor Nanjing Agricultural University · China Usually taught in Chinese
- Ingeniería Agrícola (Agricultural Engineering), Sede Bogotá Bachelor Universidad Nacional de Colombia · Colombia 10 semesters Program document (PDF)
- Ingeniería Agrícola (Agricultural Engineering), Sede Medellín Bachelor Universidad Nacional de Colombia · Colombia 10 semesters
- Ingeniería Agrícola (Agricultural Engineering) Bachelor Agricultural University of Havana · Cuba
- برنامج الهندسة الزراعية (Agricultural Engineering Program) Bachelor Ain Shams University · Egypt Full-time
- Agrologi (AMK), päivätoteutus (Bachelor of Natural Resources, Agrologist) Bachelor Savonia University of Applied Sciences · Finland 4 years · 240 ECTS
- Maataloustieteiden kandiohjelma (Bachelor's Programme in Agricultural Sciences) Bachelor University of Helsinki · Finland 3 years · Taught in Finnish, Swedish
- Agrarsystemtechnologien (Agricultural Systems Technology) Bachelor Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences · GermanyUniversity of applied sciences 7 semesters · Full-time · Starts winter semester
- BSc Agriculture Bachelor Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · Ghana
- BSc in Agricultural Engineering Bachelor Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE) · Hungary 7 semesters · Full-time · Taught in Hungarian, English
- Agricultural Engineering Bachelor University of Debrecen · Hungary 3.5 years · Full-time · 210 ECTS · Taught in English · Starts September
- B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) Bachelor Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University · India
- B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering Bachelor Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology · India
- B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering Bachelor Punjab Agricultural University · India 4 years · Full-time
- College of Agriculture degree programs (BSc Animal Science and other departments) Bachelor Isfahan University of Technology · Iran
- B.Eng. (Hons) in Agricultural Engineering Bachelor Atlantic Technological University · IrelandUniversity of applied sciences 4 years · Taught in English
- Scienze agrarie (L-25) Bachelor University of Pisa · Italy 3 years · Taught in Italian
- Bioresource and Environmental Engineering Bachelor Hokkaido University · Japan Full-time · Usually taught in Japanese
- Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Bachelor Kyoto University · Japan Full-time · Usually taught in Japanese
- 生産環境工学科 (Department of Bioproduction and Environment Engineering) Bachelor Tokyo University of Agriculture · Japan Usually taught in Japanese
- 6B08106 Agrotechnology Bachelor S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University · Kazakhstan
- 6B08108 Water Supply and Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University · Kazakhstan
- Biosystems Machinery and Technologies (Bachelor) Bachelor Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies · Latvia 3 years · Full-time · 180 ECTS · Taught in English · Starts September
- Ingeniero Mecánico Agrícola (Agricultural Mechanical Engineer) Bachelor Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro · Mexico
- Ingeniería Agrícola (Agricultural Engineering), FES Cuautitlán Bachelor Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · Mexico 10 semesters · Full-time
- Agrotechniek & Engineering (Agricultural Engineering) Bachelor Aeres University of Applied Sciences · NetherlandsUniversity of applied sciences 4 years · Full-time · Taught in Dutch
- B.Eng. Agricultural Engineering Bachelor Ahmadu Bello University · Nigeria Full-time
- Ingeniería Agrícola (Agricultural Engineering) Bachelor Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina · Peru
- Engenharia Agronómica (Agronomic Engineering), Instituto Superior de Agronomia Bachelor University of Lisbon · Portugal 3 years · Full-time · Taught in Portuguese
- Агроинженерия (Agricultural Engineering), 35.03.06 Bachelor Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy · Russia 4 years · Full-time / Part-time · Taught in Russian
- Гидромелиорация (Hydro-melioration), 35.03.11 Bachelor Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy · Russia 4 years · Full-time · Taught in Russian
- BSc (Hons) Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor University of Rwanda · Rwanda 4 years · Usually taught in English Program document (PDF)
- BSc (Hons) Irrigation and Drainage Bachelor University of Rwanda · Rwanda 4 years · Usually taught in English Program document (PDF)
- Bachelor degrees, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences Bachelor King Saud University · Saudi Arabia
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Crop Science, Horticultural Science, Animal and Dairy Science, ...) Bachelor Chungnam National University · South Korea
- Department of Smart Farm and Agricultural Industry Bachelor Kangwon National University · South Korea Full-time
- Grado en Ingeniería Agrícola y del Medio Rural Bachelor Universidad de Valladolid · Spain 4 years · 240 ECTS · Taught in Spanish · Starts September
- Grado en Ingeniería Agroalimentaria y del Medio Rural Bachelor Universidad de Zaragoza · Spain Full-time · 240 ECTS
- Grado en Ingeniería Agroalimentaria y de Sistemas Biológicos Bachelor Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena · Spain 240 ECTS
- Grado en Ingeniería Agrícola (Agricultural Engineering) Bachelor Universidad Politécnica de Madrid · Spain Full-time · Taught in Spanish
- Grau en Enginyeria Agrària i Alimentària (Bachelor in Agricultural and Food Engineering) Bachelor Universitat de Lleida · Spain 4 years · Full-time · Taught in Catalan, Spanish
- Grado en Ingeniería Agroalimentaria y del Medio Rural (Bachelor in Agri-food and Rural Engineering) Bachelor Universitat Politècnica de València · Spain Full-time · 240 ECTS
- Grado en Ingeniería Agroalimentaria y del Medio Rural (Bachelor in Agri-food and Rural Engineering) Bachelor University of Córdoba · Spain 4 years · Full-time / Part-time · 240 ECTS · Taught in Spanish
- BSc in Green Technology Bachelor University of Ruhuna · Sri Lanka 4 years · Full-time · Usually taught in English
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Agricultural Sciences Bachelor University of Gezira · Sudan 10 semesters
- Biomechatronics Engineering Bachelor National Taiwan University · Taiwan Full-time
- Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering Bachelor Sokoine University of Agriculture · Tanzania Full-time · Taught in English
- Tarım Makinaları ve Teknolojileri Mühendisliği (Agricultural Machinery and Technologies Engineering) Bachelor Ankara University · Turkey 4 years
- Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Mechanization and Irrigation Engineering Bachelor Busitema University · Uganda 4 years · Full-time
- Bachelor of Science in Biosystems Engineering Bachelor Gulu University · Uganda 4 years · Full-time · Starts August
- BSc (Hons) Agriculture with Farm Technology (with placement) Bachelor Harper Adams University · United Kingdom 4 years · Full-time · Taught in English · Starts September
- Agricultural Engineering Technology and Management Bachelor Purdue University West Lafayette · United States Taught in English
- Agricultural Equipment Technology (BT) Bachelor SUNY Cobleskill · United StatesCollege / polytechnic Taught in English
- Agricultural Systems Technology Bachelor University of Missouri · United States Taught in English
- Biosystems Engineering Bachelor University of Tennessee at Knoxville · United States Taught in English
- Agricultural Technology and Production Management Bachelor Washington State University · United States Full-time · Taught in English
- BSc (Hons) Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Bachelor University of Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe Taught in English
- Digjitalizim dhe Automatizim në Bujqësi (Digitalization and Automation in Agriculture) Master Agricultural University of Tirana · Albania Full-time · Usually taught in Albanian
- Département de Génie Rural (ingénieurs, masters) Master École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique · Algeria
- Maestría en Mecanización Agrícola (Master in Agricultural Mechanization) Master Universidad Nacional de La Plata · Argentina Starts April
- Master of Science in Bioscience Engineering: Agricultural Sciences Master Ghent University · Belgium 2 years · Full-time · Taught in Dutch
- Mestrado em Engenharia Agrícola (Master in Agricultural Engineering) Master Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · Brazil Full-time
- Ingénieur Agronome – Génie Rural (Agronomist Engineer – Agricultural Engineering) Master Université de Dschang · Cameroon
- Renewable Energy Sources in Agriculture (graduate) Master University of Zagreb · Croatia
- Agricultural Sciences Master University of Helsinki · Finland 2 years · Full-time · 120 ECTS · Taught in Finnish, Swedish and English
- Degree in Agricultural Sciences – Hydraulics, Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering specialization (integrated 5-year degree) Master Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · Greece 10 semesters
- M.Tech. Farm Machinery & Power Engineering Master Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University · India
- M.Tech. Farm Machinery and Power Engineering Master Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology · India
- M.Tech. in Farm Machinery and Power Engineering Master University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore · India
- Master's Program of Animal Science and Agriculture Master Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine · Japan 2 years · Full-time · Usually taught in Japanese
- MSc. Soil and Water Engineering Master Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology · Kenya 2 years
- Agricultural Engineering Master Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies · Latvia 2 years · Full-time · 120 ECTS · Taught in English · Starts September
- M.Sc Farm Power and Machinery Master Ahmadu Bello University · Nigeria Full-time
- Mestrado em Engenharia Agronómica Master University of Évora · Portugal
- Máster Universitario en Ingeniería Agronómica Master Universidad de Zaragoza · Spain 1.5 academic years · Full-time · 90 ECTS
- Máster Universitario en Ingeniería Agronómica Master Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena · Spain Full-time
- Máster Universitario en Ingeniería Agronómica (Agronomic Engineering) Master Universidad Politécnica de Madrid · Spain 4 semesters · Full-time · 120 ECTS · Taught in Spanish
- Màster Universitari en Enginyeria Agronòmica (Master in Agronomic Engineering) Master Universitat de Lleida · Spain 90 ECTS · Taught in Catalan, Spanish
- Máster Universitario en Ganadería de Precisión (Master in Precision Livestock Farming) Master Universitat Politècnica de València · Spain 1 year · 60 ECTS · Taught in Spanish · Starts September
- Máster Universitario en Ingeniería Agronómica (Master in Agronomic Engineering) Master Universitat Politècnica de València · Spain 2 years · 120 ECTS · Taught in Spanish · Starts September
- Máster en Ingeniería Agronómica (Master in Agronomic Engineering) Master University of Córdoba · Spain 1.5 years · 90 ECTS · Taught in Spanish, English
- Máster en Transformación Digital en el Sector Agroalimentario y Forestal (DIGITAL-AGRI) (Master in Digital Transformation of the Agri-food and Forestry Sector) Master University of Córdoba · Spain 1 year · 60 ECTS · Taught in Spanish