Agriculture is the predominant source of livelihood of about 58 % of Indian population. Indian agriculture has undergone a sea change since independence bringing in technology advancements, income enhancements, food and livelihood security, rural prosperity and sustainable development. In recent time, agriculture has created opened up remarkable opportunities of entrepreneurship and agribusiness.
The School of Agriculture and Allied Sciences under Girijananda Chowdhury University, Assam in the constituent campus at Tezpur aligns with broader objectives of elevating agriculture to a smart agri-business entity, leveraging state bio-resources for global bio-economy and strengthening institutional social responsibility for socioeconomic development. These objectives could be achieved by delivering high quality education to instill professionalism and scientific expertise; conducting location specific research on agriculture-based farming systems to meet people’s needs and fostering agri-entrepreneurship for socio-economic development.
Specific aims will be to meet demand for skilled manpower in agriculture sector, quality education, innovation and research, entrepreneurship and agribusiness and diversification of agriculture with a final goal towards sustainable economic development of the country.
The School of Agricultural Science at Girijananda Chowdhury University offers the following programme.
The School of Agricultural Science is well equipped with every necessary facility and infrastructure for students to gain thorough knowledge and hands-on experience in their field of study. The facilities also extend to attend to their extracurricular interests and general health and well being because we at Girijananda Chowdhury University firmly belief that each individual needs to have access to every resource of what enables them to emerge as better humans.
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