Strategic Plans
Travel learning is an integral part of teaching & learning process at the College. Exposure visits for the students are organized to expose the students to agricultural institutions (national, state and private) to gain first-hand knowledge on their activities.
Organic Farm products Exhibition
Chennai Trade Center
Key Takeaways:
1 Different organic farming products exhibited by various organizations.
2 Essentiality and importance of organic certified products on human health.
3 Current scenario and scope for young entrepreneurs with agricultural marketing
MS Swaminathan Research Foundation
Chennai
Key Takeaways:
1 Meeting the Legend in Agricultural Science, Prof. M.S. Swaminathan.
2 Multiple micronutrient fortified rice.
3 Facilities and activities of MSSRF on livelihood of farming community.
4 Medicinal garden where medicinal value of each herb available with Braille letters.
Karuna Nursery
Near Chennai - On ECR
Key Takeaways:
1 Commercial maintenance of ornamental plants.
2 Layout and planning in establishment of commercial nursery.
3 Propagation practices in plant multiplication process.
Growmore Biotech
Moranapalli, Hosur
Key Takeaways:
1 Techniques in development of superior clones of bamboo from different species.
2 Commercial production of Tissue Culture banana plants.
3 Various byproducts of Beema bamboo
University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus
Bengaluru
Key Takeaways:
1 Layout and establishment of model horticulture nursery.
2 Mother plant block for elite planting materials ‘SUGANDHA VANA’, which was established under central sector scheme funded by Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development.
3 Extraction and utility of essential oil from various aromatic crops viz., Lemon Grass, Rosemary, Citronella, Thyme, Coriander Oil, Lavender, Patchouli, Palmarosa, Vetiver, Geranium etc.
4 Production aspects of various commercial biofertilizers and bio-control agents.
5 Various processing equipment’s and value addition techniques for several horticultural commodities
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
Hesaraghatta
1 Institute Germplasm plots for various fruit and vegetable crops.
2 Fruit Crops Nursery Unit, Gamma chamber.
3 Concepts in processing for osmotically dehydrated fruits.
4 Extensional activity and technical support for farming community by ATIC
National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning
Bengaluru
Key Takeaways:
1 Scientific planning and management of natural resources.
2 Soil profile study and watershed planning.
3 Role of nutrients in plant growth and human health.
AME Foundation (AMEF)
Bengaluru
Key Takeaways:
1 Activities pertaining to ecological agriculture.
2 Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA).
3 LEISA India, published by AME Foundation, a quarterly magazine on ecological agriculture.
4 Activities on field demonstrations and trainings on agricultural technologies to rural youth through farmer field school
AHIMSA Farm
Chennai
Key Takeaways:
1 Sensor based irrigation scheduling in cultivation of crops.
2 Water conservation and management practices in crop cultivation.
3 Effective use of organic fertilizers in promotion of crop growth
Central Institute of Brackish water Aquaculture (CIBA)
Chennai
Key Takeaways:
1 Basic and strategic research on sustainable brackish water culture systems.
2 Species and systems diversification in brackish water aquaculture.
3 Repository of information on brackish water fishery resources with a systematic database.
4 Human resource development, capacity building and skill development through training, education and extension
National Agro Foundation
Chennai
Key Takeaways:
1 Testing of food samples and internships offered to students.
2 Soil sampling techniques and estimation of macro and micro nutrients.
3 Essential oil and natural dye extraction techniques.
4 Farm based technical support rendered by foundation at all level
State Horticulture Farm
Chennai
Key Takeaways:
1 Propagation practices of fruit and ornamental crops.
2 Vegetable and flower seed production and certification.
3 Establishment of on-farm vermiculture unit
