NICETIES OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
With a rapidly increasing population and a demand to feed billions of people and livestock, the agriculture industry needs talented and professional youth willing to make a commitment to agriculture. In fact, agriculture plays a vital role, being sources of livelihood, contribution to national revenue, supply of food as well as fodder, significance to the international trade, marketable surplus, source of raw material, foreign exchange resources, great employment opportunities, economic development, source of food, nutritional and livelihood security. Despite tremendous progress made by India in the field of industry and services, agriculture continues to play a pivotal role in India’s 2 trillion economy. Nearly 60 per cent of Indian households depend on farming. Agriculture remains a key contributor to India’s economic development not only by its share of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) but also as a drive for industrial growth by producing critical raw materials and by funnelling,