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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University is a public funded agricultural university located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the biggest agricultural university in Asia. The university has 8,645 acres (3,499 ha) of land (around 7,219 acres (2,921 ha) at main campus, 1,426 acres (577 ha) at outstations). [ 3 ]
[2] [3] It is most important farm machinery training centre in the state of Haryana. [1] It has 153.20 hectares campus. It offers testing, training and workshop in farm machinery. Facilities include farm, ~200 equipment, classrooms, library, rest house (eight bed), dispensary and hostel (150 students).
Anthropologists came up with the view that Haryana was known by this name because in the post-Mahabharata period, the Ābhiras lived here, [14] who developed special skills in the art of agriculture. [15] According to Pran Nath Chopra, Haryana evolved as a word from Ābhirāyana (from ābhira and ayana "path, way") to Ahirāyana to Hariyānā ...
Haryana, India has at least 61 functional universities, including eight central university (five Institutes of National Importance (INI), one AIIMS, two general universities and one deemed university), 22 state universities, two public universities, eight deemed universities (four public and four private) and 21 private universities.
In 2015, the Government of Haryana signed an MoU with Israel to set up the Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Hisar at Government Livestock Farm, Hisar. [5] Among others, the farm breeds Hariana breed and imported breeds for adoption to the local conditions.
The state has also significantly contributed to the field of agricultural education in the country. Haryana's agriculture GDP contribution to the nation's agricultural GDP is 14.1% and HAU Hisar in Haryana is Asia's largest agricultural university. [17] Maharana Pratap Horticultural University was established in 2016. In 2017-18, out of total ...
National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) is India's premier institute for dairy research, established in 1955, located in Karnal, Haryana, [1] having been accorded with the status of Deemed University since 1989. NDRI operates under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Gates of NDRI were open for common man on 20th December ...
Haryana Seeds Development Corporation is an Indian state government undertaking company, established in the year 1974. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] under the Companies Act, 1956 with the objective of organizing production and distribution of certified seeds to the farmers of the State at reasonable rates.