Agriculture: Backbone of the Nation

India is a country where a lot of villages can be found. According to an estimate we More than 70% of population is dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. The contribution of agriculture sector in India’s economy is not up to the mark. With population boom, India adds some more than 17% of the world’s population, it is the call of the time that advanced research must take place towards generating second green revolution in within India.

In order to accomplish such target we will be need of experienced and skilled scientist as human resource, many students and researchers. While College Universities and educational Institutes are imparting quality-cum-employable education in the field of agriculture and other allied courses, Best College for B.Sc. Agriculture in Dehradun focus on the best  and prioritize the addition of the practical exposure of the students.

In this way students can serve the country with the best ability to cope up with increased demand of agricultural products that too when per capita land availability is decreasing day by day. Students today had a wider scope in the field of agriculture and are capable to join organization as employee as soon as they complete their higher studies.

The various scope in the field of agriculture sector is as follows:-

1  Agriculture students have a great future as Agriculture field officer/scientist in NABARD and other nationalized banks

2    Students can start as Farm managers India and abroad especially in African countries.

3    They can contribute as Researchers in the institutes of higher learning that is ICAR, IARI etc.

4    Or Work as Faculty members in the field of higher learning in private, state and central agricultural universities

5    There is work opportunity in Jobs in private sectors and NGO’s

6     Students can start off as entrepreneur such as Self-business opportunities

7      There lay ahead great career as Scientists in KVK’s

8     Agriculture field students offer significant contribution in countries export

Following are some of the major branches of agriculture-

         Agronomy-  In agronomy the curriculum of the course deals with the production of various food crops including fodder crops, fiber crops, sugar, oilseeds etc.  Agronomy agriculture aim is to have better food production and total control of the diseases.

       Scope of Agriculture as a career exist in forestry where the management of the production of large scale cultivation of trees for commercial supply of wood, timber, rubber etc. and raw materials for industries.

Traditional agriculture practices is modernized which involve breeding and raising livestock thus providing food for human and power, manure for crops.

      Fisheries Science-As part of agriculture studies this involves breading and rearing fishes both from marine and inland, fishes, prawns providing food, feed and manure.

    Farmers need farm machinery for field operation during harvesting and post-harvesting season involving soil and water conservation engineering and bio energy.

Besides, the agriculture field is wide enough to venture in multiple directions in various allied courses, be it animal husbandry, horticulture, forestry, dairy and fisheries. Keeping in view the demand and expectations of the country, we must equip our students with the modern and advanced technical know- how pertaining to agriculture. The agriculture sector is directly linked to the employment to 58% of country’s work force and it is considered as the single largest private sector occupation.