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. | 26.03.24 | Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University | Hyderabad |
2. | 26.03.24 | National Academy of Agriculture Research Management | Hyderabad |
3. | 26.03.24 | National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management | Hyderabad |
4. | 27.03.24 | International Crops Research Institute for The Semi-Arid Tropics | Hyderabad |
5. | 27.03.24 | National Institute for Rural Development | Hyderabad |
6. | 28.03.24 | Central Institute for Dry land Agriculture | Hyderabad |
7. | 28.03.24 | Indian Institute of rice Research | Hyderabad |
8. | 01.04.24 | G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology | Pantnagar |
9. | 02.04.24 | Pollution Control Research Institute, HEEP | Haridwar |
10. | 03.04.24 | Forest Research Institute | Dehradun |
11. | 03.04.24 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil & Water Conservation | Dehradun |
12. | 04.04.24 | Central Potato Research Institute | Shimla |
13. | 05.04.24 | ICAR – Directorate Of Mushroom Research | Himachal Pradesh |
14. | 05.04.24 | Dr.Yashwant Singh Parwar University of Horticulture & Forestry | Himachal Pradesh |
15. | 06.04.24 | Punjab Agricultural University | Punjab |
16. | 08.04.24 | ICAR – National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources | New Delhi |
17. | 08.04.24 | IARI – Division of Agricultural Extension | New Delhi |
18. | 08.04.24 | ICAR – National Centre for Integrated Pest Management | New Delhi |
19. | 09.04.24 | National Dairy Research Institute | Karnal |
20. | 09.04.24 | ICAR – Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research | Karnal |
21. | 11.04.24 | National Agricultural Science Museum | New Delhi |