Family Farming Knowledge Platform

Guru Kashi University

Type of Organization: University
Areas of work: Education, Small family farmers
Region: Asia and the Pacific
Country: India
Description:
The University College of Agriculture is one of the constituent colleges of Guru Kashi University, Punjab State, India. The College was established in 2011 to cater to the needs of students of Northern region of India. The college has the mandate of teaching, researching and extension education with emphasis for solving problems of the farming community in the region. The college has significant contributions towards development of human resources. University College of Agriculture has started a Graduate programme (B.Sc. Agriculture) and a Post-Graduate programme (M.Sc. Agriculture) in various disciplines. The college of Agriculture, under the aegis of Guru Kashi University, has a well-developed infrastructure facilities like lecture halls, well-equipped laboratories, farming area, dormitories, gymnasium, playground, etc. The faculty takes part in seminars, conferences, and symposiums at National and International levels for exposure in the scientific community.