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HIS EXCELLENCY GOVERNOR UTTARANCHAL TAKING INFORMATION ABOUT NEW VEGETABLE PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
Govind Ballabh Pant University Of Agriculture And Technology is one of the finest temple of learning around the world. This university has huge contribution to Human Resource Development through its 13 Graduate, 73 Post Graduate and 52 PHD programs. More than 22000 students have passed through the above programs.
The University has laid stress on horticulture, Agriculture Management, Animal Husbandry. A degree college is being established at Bharsar in Pauri so that horticulture can be used as a medium for development in the state.
PANTNAGAR UNIVERSITY
In order to speed up the development of the state centres for R & D have been started at PantNagar in the fields of Crops, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Engineering, Seed Production, Fruits, Flowers, Vegetable production, herbal, Agriculture Forestry, Bio Agriculture, Tea and Mushroom. External Research Units have been established at Kashipur, Rani Chauri, Bharsar, Majhera and Lohaghat. The different research programs have given rise to 168 new crops. In order to grow untimely vegetables in hills scientists have developed new techniques. Taking a look at the difficulties and specialties of agriculture new tools have been customized by the institutions accordingly. The university is disseminating employment based training to those who are trying to leave to other states. The university is developing latest techniques in the field of Fisheries, Animal husbandry and animal science. Strip test for milk purity, new techniques in animal reproduction, Bea rearing etc have been taken up by university.
In order to increase the sugarcane production the Cane Research and Training Centre is imparting training simultaneously with its R&D programs. All the programs are reaching the farmers through the spreading programs. After the formation of the state, the university has changed its working and R&D priorities accordingly. There are big chances in the state in the fields of diversified agriculture, vegetable and fruits production, agriculture based business, Bio agriculture, medicinal plants, Tea. The university has given priority to R& D in the above fields. IEE has been established at PantNagar. R & D programs have been developed to back the exports of Basmati rice, Medicinal Crops and fruits. Multi dimensional programs have been implemented in the field of Diversified agriculture and Bio-agriculture.
In short the university is leading from
front to develop this region, state and the country.