Department of Agriculture

Overview & History

Agro-food processing sector in India is a sunrise sector that has gained prominence in the recent times. Agricultural production in India has made rapid strides in the past three decades and enabled us to achieve self sufficiency in food grains. Significant increase has also been achieved in the production of fruits, vegetables along with other food products. However, less than 1.7% of our total horticultural produce is processed as compared to more than 60% in developed countries. It is estimated that the post harvest losses are approximately 30-40%. In the present scenario of economic liberalization and changing food consumption habits, the Indian agriculture and food sector will shift to foods that demand more appropriate cultivation, handling, processing, preservation, storage and marketing resulting in greater utilization of Indian agricultural produce and minimize the post harvest losses.

The department is committed to academic excellence and maintaining interdisciplinary approaches in its different undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. All academic programmes emphasize on imparting theoretical knowledge as well as its applications through efficient and versatile methodologies. The department currently offers B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, M.Sc. (Ag) Agronomy and M.Sc. Food technology programmes under its umbrella. The department has well equipped laboratory facilities and dedicated field to support teaching, learning and research activities.