NAHEP-CAAST

NAHEP-CENTRE FOR ADVANCED AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ON NUTRITIONAL CROPS

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur came into existence in 1975, a premier Agriculture Institution of the nation serving since 1893. It has glorious past and has been able to maintain meritorious records of research, teaching and extension education since its inception. The University has huge catchment area, spread over in 22 districts (Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat, Auraiya, Etawah, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Mainpuri, Etah, Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, Aligarh, Hathras, Kasganj, Hardoi, Sitapur, Lucknow, Lakhimpur Kheri, Unnao, Raebareli, Fatehpur & Kaushambi) & five commissionaires (Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Agra & Aligarh) of Uttar Pradesh which covers two agro-climatic zones of UP (South Western Semi-Arid & Central Plain) with major mandates “Making provision for the education of rural people of Uttar Pradesh in different branches of agriculture, including rural industry and business and other allied subjects, furthering the frontiers of research in agriculture and allied sciences; and for undertaking field and extension programmes in its service area”. University is committed to continuous improvement in agriculture and allied sectors by developing quality manpower, providing relevant production technologies & dissemination of technologies to the farmers fields through agricultural education, research and extension approaches with a view to prove excellence in areas of concern.
National Agricultural Higher Education Project provides opportunity to strengthen the national higher education system in the country with overall objective to provide more relevant & high quality education to the students of State Agricultural Universities (SAUs). Raising the teaching & research standards through improved research and teaching infrastructures & enhanced faculty competency and commitments, making agricultural education more attractive to students, Indian Council of agricultural Research, New Delhi has sanctioned a project entitled “Centre for advanced Agricultural Science & Technology on Nutritional Crops ”to the University with objectives;

1. Scaling up the capacity building of the faculty enhancing their research and teaching capabilities to impart advance knowledge to P.G students in area of nutritional Crops;
2. To provide advance technical trainings/ exposure visit to post graduate students at national agricultural institutes/ organization for up gradation of skills to make them industry ready and next generation researches;
3. To develop a “Knowledge Hub on Nutritional Crop” at National Level, As an advance training centre to upgrade knowledge and skills of various stakeholder through the certificate courses for development of human resources enabling them for agri-entrepreneurship and industry ready, and
4. To develop Vibrant Linkages with national/ international/ private organizations for Sharing of Knowledge, promoting innovations and speeding up transfer of technology to end users.