Final B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture students of the 2020 Batch of Palar Agricultural College went on the AEX 402 – All India Study Tour (0+1) from March 25, 2024, to April 14, 2024, with 99 students participating. The students were coordinated by Dr. A. Vennila Mary, Assistant Professor (Agricultural Extension) along with           Mrs. J.M. Rajalakshmi, Assistant Professor (PBG), Dr. A. Mahadevan, Associate Professor (HOR), Mr. C. Anbarasu, Assistant Professor (SS & AC) and Dr. K. Arulmani, Assistant Professor (AEC). During the tour, students learned about the organization’s setup, objectives, functions, mission, vision, mandates, training programs, latest technologies and research extension activities. They also gained insights into the soil, climatic conditions and cropping patterns in the respective institutes visited.

 

List of Institutes visited

 

S.NO.DATE                     NAME OF THE INSTITUTE PLACE
  1.26.03.24Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural UniversityHyderabad
  2.26.03.24National Academy of Agriculture Research ManagementHyderabad
  3.26.03.24National Institute  of Agricultural Extension ManagementHyderabad
  4.27.03.24International Crops Research Institute for The Semi-Arid TropicsHyderabad
  5.27.03.24National Institute for Rural DevelopmentHyderabad
  6.28.03.24Central Institute for Dry land AgricultureHyderabad
  7.28.03.24Indian Institute of rice ResearchHyderabad
  8.01.04.24G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and TechnologyPantnagar
  9.02.04.24Pollution Control Research Institute, HEEPHaridwar
  10.03.04.24Forest Research InstituteDehradun
  11.03.04.24ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil & Water ConservationDehradun
  12.04.04.24Central Potato Research InstituteShimla
  13.05.04.24ICAR – Directorate Of Mushroom ResearchHimachal Pradesh
  14.05.04.24Dr.Yashwant Singh Parwar University of Horticulture & ForestryHimachal Pradesh
  15.06.04.24Punjab Agricultural UniversityPunjab
  16.08.04.24ICAR – National Bureau of Plant Genetic ResourcesNew Delhi
  17.08.04.24IARI – Division of Agricultural ExtensionNew Delhi
  18.08.04.24ICAR – National Centre for Integrated Pest ManagementNew Delhi
  19.09.04.24National Dairy Research InstituteKarnal
  20.09.04.24ICAR – Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley ResearchKarnal
  21.11.04.24National Agricultural Science MuseumNew Delhi