About the Host Institute

https://www.bausabour.ac.in/

Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour

बिहार कृषि विश्‍वविद्यालय, सबौर

Introduction

Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour established on 5th August, 2010 is a basic and strategic institution supporting more than 500 researchers and educationist towards imparting education at graduate and post graduate level, conducting basic, strategic, applied and adaptive research activities, ensuring effective transfer of technologies and capacity building of farmers and extension personnel. The university has 6 colleges (5 Agriculture and 1 Horticulture) and 12 research stations spread in 3 agro-ecological zones of Bihar. The University also has 21 KVKS established in 20 of the 25 districts falling under the jurisdiction of the University. The degree programmes of the university and its colleges have been accredited by ICAR in 2015-16. The university is also an ISO 9000:2008 certified organisation with International standard operating protocols for maintaining highest standards in teaching, research, extension and training.

Vision

The Bihar Agricultural University was established with the objective of improving quality of life of people of state especially famers constituting more than two third of the population. Having set ultimate goal of benefitting society at large, the university intends to achieve it by imparting word-class need based agricultural education, research, extension and public service.

Mandate

The mutually supporting mandates of University in the field of agricultural education, research and extension are:

Education: Developing quality human-ware and suitably trained quality human resources through professional programmes in agriculture and allied fields.

Research: Undertaking mutually reinforcing basic, applied and adaptive research besides acquiring and refining technologies for addressing the present and future problems in the field of agriculture. Capturing new opportunities that could prove beneficial for large number of people involved in farm activities.

Extension: ensuring transfer of technology effectively and extending assistance in adoption of technology with vibrant extension services taking into account the economic/socio conditions of the targeted groups.

Training: Imparting training for capacity building of extension professional. Paraprofessionals as well as vocational training of adults, youths and women through conventional as well as open & distance learning.