FARMERS GO TO COLLEGE TO BRUSH UP THEIR KNOWLEDGE
"Even 10th class school dropouts doing farming in Israel are brilliant. They speak on issues that our PhD Scholars are working on.My personal experience during travel made me think of introducing a new course that benefits both the farmer and those desirous of entering farming as a vocation. " Days of planning and discussion among our peple resulted in introducing this course that seems to be very popular," says Boopathi. This unique course is the first of its kind for any state agricultural university and introduced in November 2010.
Today,our couses draws students from different age groups and fraom diverse backgrounds. All share one common dream to make a difference as a farmer in agriculture. An 80-year old farmer, Mr. Anbu Sundaranand from Coimbatore,is the oldest student. There is a lot of difference between teaching students and farmers.. A minimum pass percentage in the 10th standard is the eligibility for applying. The course aims to create awarness among people about the many new technologoes, crop growing,inputs and subsidies that the Government offers to farmers. In fact there is one paper in the last semester that deals with effective managements of labour.
More details: contact:- 0422 6611229, 09442111046
Prof. John Kurakar
60 year old senior citizen running to a class, books in hand,does kindle some curiosity among on lookers. There are nearly 200 and odd students from 27 years to 75 years who have enlisted for a three year open and distance education course callled Bachelor of Farm Technology (BFT) at the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University Coimbatore. The course , a six semester schedule , is the brainwave of the vice chancellor, Dr Murugesa Boopathi.
"Even 10th class school dropouts doing farming in Israel are brilliant. They speak on issues that our PhD Scholars are working on.My personal experience during travel made me think of introducing a new course that benefits both the farmer and those desirous of entering farming as a vocation.Today,our couses draws students from different age groups and fraom diverse backgrounds. All share one common dream to make a difference as a farmer in agriculture. An 80-year old farmer, Mr. Anbu Sundaranand from Coimbatore,is the oldest student. There is a lot of difference between teaching students and farmers.. A minimum pass percentage in the 10th standard is the eligibility for applying. The course aims to create awarness among people about the many new technologoes, crop growing,inputs and subsidies that the Government offers to farmers. In fact there is one paper in the last semester that deals with effective managements of labour.
More details: contact:- 0422 6611229, 09442111046
Prof. John Kurakar
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