- Expose the students to acquire knowledge, skills and competency in the field of agriculture to cater the needs of the state as well as the nation.
- To provide quality education in agriculture
- To undertake basic, applied and adaptive research to address current and future challenges of f arming community and to provide management options relevant to the prevailing agro-climatic and socio-economic conditions.
- To generate appropriate technologies to support sustainable growth of agricultural entrepreneur and agri-business.
- To develop innovative extension strategies and to formulate effective mechanism for transfer of technology from institution to farmers for enhanced and sustainable agricultural production leading to improved rural livelihoods.
- To locate and protect biodiversity to preserve the agro-ecosystem of the state and to document traditional knowledge and technologies.
Goal
Objectives
Accomplishments
- The first batch of 30 students of the B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture programme have been graduated during 2021-22.
- One Student Mr Muhammed Humaid Quraishi has been selected for M Sc Crop Protection in University of Malaya, Malaysia.
- Four students of SOAST are persuing their PG programme in various SAU’s of the state and country.
- One student cleared the State level test for the post of agricultural supervisor.
- The Sangam University, Bhilwara have signed MOU with following three Universities with respect to technical collaboration in the field of Agriculture.
- Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur
- Pacific Academy of Higher Education and Research University, Udaipur
- Janardhan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur
- Commercial production of strawberry, capsicum, chilly, watermelon and muskmelon has been taken for practical exposure and skill development of students as well as farmers.
- A functional unit of hydroponics has been established at farm as demo unit for students and farmers.
- Ten skill development units have been developed for experiential learning/ hands on training under student READY programme.
Salient Achievements
- Appointed qualified faculties as per ICAR recommendations and requirements.
- Developed teaching material (PPT, notes and laboratory manuals).
- Developed infrastructure facilities including laboratories and institutional farm as per ICAR recommendations.
- The mother orchards of different fruit crops have been developed for production of quality planting material for farmers.
- Developed micro irrigation system.
- Developed water harvesting ponds on both the farms.
- Established a dairy unit.
- Developed high-tech horticulture units (poly house, shed net & hydroponics).
- Undertook capsicum production in open field (2.5 ha.).
- Undertook strawberry production in open field (1.25 ha.).
- Undertook watermelon and muskmelon production (7 ha).
- Developed a nursery unit.
- Started a Mushroom unit.
