Department of Agriculture. Integral Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (IIAST). Integral University. Lucknow had made visit on 16th and 18th December, 2021 to spectate the AGROVISION 2021 programme organized by Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture from 16-18 December 2021 at ICAR-IISR, Telibagh. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar (Hon'ble Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers a Welfare. Govt Of India) was Chief Guest of this event. Mr. Surya Pratap Shahi (Agriculture Minister of Uttar Pradesh) also addressed the gathering and spoke about the upcoming agricultural projects. There were stalls of various Govt PSU firms, banks, boards, private companies etc which were disseminating the information and promoting themselves in the terms of new technologies, organic products, upgraded seeds, new farm implements etc. Students of B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture and MBA Agribusiness Management participated and made themselves aware of emerging trends of agriculture and agribusiness by interacting with agriculture scientists, agri-professionals and corporate firms which were invited at AGROVISION 2021
Main Highlights
Our students and faculty members gained knowledge about new brands of agro-chemicals, herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers exhibited at the different stalls.
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Information was accumulated about hybrid rice -6444, motigold, maize seed -9108 DKC.1955.1844, wheat. Peculiar variety of cabbage (valentena, carotene, besty), cauliflower, chickpea, ornamental grasses, bajra, tomato-1686 were shown.Exposure to students about the latest agri-input products, technologies, farming practices,govt. Schemes, marketing and post harvest management.
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Interactions made among MBA Agribusiness Management students and various firms regarding their Summer Internship and placement.