Agriculture Universities

When was the last time you received help from an agriculture university in India?

  • Less than 3 months

    Votes: 1 33.3%

  • Between 3 - 6 months ago

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • More than a year ago

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Never received any help

    Votes: 2 66.7%
  • Total voters
    3

We received reply from Mr. M. Ram. He says-

Hi

No.Am not satisfied with Agriculture Universities now...Please send any agriculture informations(regarding sericulture,virgin coconut oil) to my mail id nicerm.00@gmail.com

Regards
M.Ram
 

Mr. Aashish K Jha, CEO, Pristine Mega Food Park says -

No, a lot of improvement is needed in terms of Curriculum, Industry Exposure, Student & Faculty Quality, R&D in Colleges, etc.
 

Mr. K. Srinivasa Rao, Director, Village Organics says -

Our universities are definitely a huge help. A blend of traditional agriculture with modern technologies is reasonable solution going forward.
 

Mr. Ranganath Krishnan, Farmer and CEO - Goldensands Agrotech India Pvt Ltd says :

There is lot of good work being done to promote agriculture education in India. I would like to say we need to do more. Many families are excited when I start talking about agriculture. When I ask them would you send their kids for agriculture education, they pause. They would like to send their children to do medicine or IT engineering etc. Agriculture Universities need to do more in terms of promoting themselves and be present in every educational fair that happens. We need to break the myth that agriculture is done only by poor farms. Universities need to do more on bringing about a cultural change on how agriculture is perceived.
 

Mr. Pramod Dudhale, (Proprietor), Shree Agriculture Research & Development Centre says -

Agriculture sector is a very big sector and good research is going on in universities, but it is not satisfactory like IT field. Even with lot of difficulties and problems the work in the universities is good, but still it needs lot of research and efforts.
 

Srinath Setty, Director, Marketing and Sales, Hosachiguru Farms says-

No. Besides teaching technology, they should also focus on what to grow, when to grow and how to market them.
 

Mr. Anantharaman, Mumbai based agri consultant says -

Well, we are supposed to be numero uno in the world of agriculture. But Israel has the best mechanization of this sector. I wish lots of help centers if not universities should be there. Now most of the private companies in collaboration with other partners from around the world do develop lots of products. So the government should only give lots of concessions to take care of all these things.
 

Mr. Vijayaraghavan, Founder, Lawrencedale Agroprocessing India Pvt Ltd. (LEAF) says -

They are reason for the evolution of our agriculture sector. It will be much better their research & good work is reaching farmers directly in the right time rather than passing through multiple government bodies as of now. Having two- third of the population depended up on agriculture for lively hood and being the second largest producer consumers of vegetables. It is time for our agricultural universities to play an active role in connecting the farmers & entrepreneurs with technology & information’s to ensure all are benefited. If we have to develop business around agricultural sector we require an army of agri technical, quality control, pack house, supply chain & marketing professionals to support it. So there is a need for our Agricultural universities to spread out their presents across the country, create new generation courses & attract youngsters to meet up the expectation of this industry.
 

Mr. Gopal Reddy, Technical Advisor, Reddy Farms says -

At present our universities are not doing their work up to the mark. Or our farmers are not utilizing the services of the officers and also strict vigilance is required and evaluation of each individual should be computed for their performance by a high level committee. I am very much interested in your question above!

Mr. Gopal Reddy
Reddy Farm
No. 767,16th A main, 22nd cross, 3rd sector HSR layout,
Bangalore 560102
Mobile: 098807 74699
Email: mgreddy1952@gmail.com
 

Dr. Suresh Mane, Director, R & D, Jaynin Microtech says-

Not at all. The farm universities we have are highly inbred with no academic and research initiatives. Their research contribution is meager. They are the burden on the government revenue unless they are serious about their responsibilities.

Dr. Suresh Mane
Tejewadi, Tal. Junnar,
Dist. Pune 410405, Maharashtra
Mobile: 88066 66600
Email: dr.sdmane@gmail.com
 

Mr. Shaleen V Sahajpal, Proprietor, CEO, Himalaya Naturals, says -

No, these are producing, to put in simple words, ONLY TECHNICIANS ... not the MASTERS. Basically, our education system seems to be responsible for this flaw. A farmer's son is more experienced than a graduate from our Agri universities.

Himalaya Naturals,
68, Line Jeewangarh,
PO: Ambari via Dak Pathhar
Vikas Nagar, Dehradun - 248125
Uttarakhand, INDIA
Mob: 95368 19255
Email: himalayanaturals@gmail.com
Web: himalaya naturals - Home
 

Govt must concentrate on practical work experience of the students. The students don''t know any thing about the practical field problems and situations.
 

Mr. Debasis Nag, Director, National Institute of Research on Jute and Allied Fiber Technology,says-

There is often disconnect between the research done by agricultural scientists and the on-farm practices of farmers. The structure of the present public extension system is linear and compartmentalized, thus propagating a top down approach that does not encourage interaction and co-operation amongst the several actors. Most importantly, it does not incorporate a mechanism for feedback. Therefore, extension workers continue to disseminate technology that may not only be irrelevant, but also harmful for the farming community. In order to meet the systemic challenges in the R&D arena, the syllabus and curriculum in agricultural universities need to be more flexible and interdisciplinary. Incorporation of social sciences and management techniques, primacy accorded to field work and regular training and refresher courses for extension workers must be added to the curriculum in order to address the disconnect between the lab and the land. Incentives and schemes must be established to attract the best minds to stimulate R&D activities in universities.

National Institute of Research on Jute and Allied Fiber Technology,
(Indian Council of Agricultural Research)
12, Regent Park,
Kolkata - 700040
West Bengal, India
Phone: 033-2471 1807 (Director), 033-2421 2115/16/17 (EPBX)
Mobile: 94333 89579
Email: dnag_in@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.nirjaft.res.in/
 

Mr. ANANT ATAKARI, INFINITY SOLUTONS LABORATORIES says-

Not at all. In agriculture universities we are producing only agents like MBAs & corporate world. They are only selling pesticides/and chemical fertilizers of big companies and they are not aware of what is happening with soil and water in such a case.

Mr. ANANT ATAKARI,
INFINITY SOLUTONS LABORATORIES
C-01 CIDCO COMMERCIAL COMPLEX,
PLOT NO 2 SECTOR 2
NERUL, NAVI MUMBAI 4000706
TEL NO: +91-22-27727818
Mobile: 98698 29088 /95948 00404
Email: anantatakari@gmail.com
Web: www.islabs.org
 
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Hi,

I am an Agriculture (Horticulture) post graduate. At graduation level, we have studied more than 64 subjects covering all aspects of agriculture and allied sectors including animal husbandry. The semester system and practicals makes our study more attractive. Only thing what is required is to update the course curriculum at regular intervals and internship with different companies, NGOs, Govt. org. etc for 6 months. Rest I think it's one of the best professional study.

Regards
 

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