The Agronomic Collection

The collection gathers several hundred items, once used as educational series or study and research tools by the Faculty of Agriculture.

Agronomic science experienced significant growth in Sardinia in the 18th century, as part of the reform plan implemented by Minister Bogino. The objective was to renew cultivation methods on the island with innovative agronomic techniques. Francesco Gemelli, a professor at the Sassari University, published the treatise "Rifiorimento della Sardegna" (Turin 1776), placing agriculture at the center of the island's economic development. Subsequently, a series of practical manuals were published by General Censor Giuseppe Cossu on the cultivation of mulberries, potatoes, olives, sheep farming, and by the nobleman Andrea Manca dell’Arca from Sassari. Sassari and its surroundings had the most advanced and prosperous agriculture on the island, primarily based on olive cultivation, viticulture, and horticulture. It's no coincidence that one of the first Agricultural Schools in Sardinia was established here in 1894.

The establishment of the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Sassari in 1946-50, driven by Antonio Segni (then Minister of Agriculture), aligns with the agricultural reforms enacted by the government.

The Agronomic Collection consists of several hundred items, once used as educational series or study and research tools by the Faculty of Agriculture. This includes analytical scales, microscopes, collections of meteorological instruments, cereals, fertilizers, and models related to weaving and educational boxes.

In addition, the Museum of Agricultural History, created by Prof. Giuseppe Rivoira, is an open-air collection at the Agricultural Experimental Farm (Ottava Fraction, Sassari), featuring equipment from the first half of the 20th century, such as tractors, threshers, and plows.