| Bukalasa Agricultural Training Institute | |
| Type: | Public |
| State: | Luweero District |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Coordinates: | 0.7136°N 32.51°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Students: | 2000+ (2023) |
| Faculty: | 60+ (2018) |
| Colours: | Green |
| Nickname: | BAC |
| Alumni: | General Katumba Wamala Edward |
| Website: | www.bac.ac.ug |
Bukalasa Agricultural Training Centre (BATI), also Bukalasa Agricultural College, is a public vocational training institute operated and administered by the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF).see www.bac.ac.ug [1]
The institute is located in the neighborhood of Bukalasa, approximately 3.5km (02.2miles),[2] Bukalasa is approximately 50km (30miles), by road, north of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[3] The geographical coordinates of the institute are:0°19'49.0"N, 32°36'06.0"E (Latitude:0.330278; Longitude:32.601667).
The institute was established by the government of Uganda in 1920, as a cotton research centre. Over the years, through mergers with other institutions, the centre was transformed into a comprehensive agricultural research and training institute. In 1952, BATI began offering a two-year certificate course and a diploma course was introduced in 1960. The two main challenges that face the institution are insufficient classrooms and insufficient mechanized equipment for use in teaching modern agricultural methods.[1] [4]
The institute offers the following courses: