Agriculture is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops and raising
livestock. Over centuries, it is only the growth of agriculture that has contributed to the rise
of civilizations on this blue planet. In addition to providing food and raw material,
agriculture also provides employment opportunities to a vast percentage of population, so
much so that approximately 70% of the entire world’s population relies on agriculture as a
mode of living.
Gyan Vihar School of Agriculture at Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, was
established in the year 2015 with an objective to prepare professionally competent
manpower in the field of Agriculture and Allied Sciences. The aim is to transform the
young and energetic youth into skilled, first-class agriculture business managers and
agriculture entrepreneurs.
The School focuses on preparing the students take on the real life Agriculture related
challenges by using and applying the teachings and “beyond the books” activities
providing them with the edge they need in this competitive environment.
The school conducts a variety of Farmer-Student and Farmer-Faculty interactions on a regular basis which are arranged both on campus and off campus in the adopted village. We provides exposure to agricultural students to the natural setting of the village situations, work with the farm families, identify their problems and make use of various extension tools for transferring the latest agricultural technologies. The students also get opportunity to study the various on-going schemes related to agriculture and rural development and participate in their implementation.
The students were given rigorous orientation and familiarization on various issues and problems expected on farmers’ field and hence gain competence and confidence for solving problems related to agriculture and allied sciences. Activities are focused on intensive observations/ analysis of socio-economic and technological profile of the farm families in rural areas, participatory extension approach and acquaintance with farming situations, farm practices and interaction with progressive farmers. This helps orient our agricultural graduates for participation in various rural developmental programme. The students also gain first-hand information on industries during attachment with identified agro based industries.
