The
Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur is recognized today as the premier institution of agricultural research and education
in India. It dates back to 1893 when a small school was started to impart training to revenue
officers. It rose step by step to the full-fledged Government Agriculture College (1906).
The U.P. Institute of Agricultural Sciences (1969) and finally to the C.S. Azad University
of Agriculture & Technology in 1975. The University was created with the merger of its two constituent colleges, the erstwhile Government Agriculture College, Kanpur and U.P. College
of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Mathura.
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The
climate of the jurisdiction area varies from sub-humid
and semi-desert to semi-arid conditions prevailing
in different districts. Soils are mostly represented
by vast expanse of the alluvial developed from the river Ganga and its major tributaries. However,
the soils of the Central Plateau are coarse loamy, sandy, red (Raker and Parwa) and black
(Kaber and Mar). Wheat, Barley, Rice, Maize, Sugarcane, Gram, Pigeon pea, Lentil, Soybean,
Potato, Mustard and vegetables are the main crops of this locality.
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