About Birsa Agricultural University
Agricultural education was first started in Bihar in 1945 with the establishment of Bihar Agricultural College at Sabour in the district of Bhagalpur. Later on, it was realised that the agricultural situation and features of the plateau region of South Bihar is different from the rest of Bihar. Hence there was a need of a second college for this region. Ranchi Agriculture College was established in 1955, Ranchi Veterinary College in 1961 and College of Forestry in 1980. Considering the importance of agricultural education for the agricultural development of the state, the first Agricultural University in Bihar - Rajendra Agricultural University was started in1971 with its headquarters at Pusa. ......
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Latest @ BAU
One day National Agricultural Innovation Project, Business Planning and Development Unit and Agri Business Funding Camp on Venture Capital Assistance Scheme of Small Farmer Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) in association with ABI – ICRISAT on 21st January, 2012 at Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi.
Eight days model training course on "Information and Communication Application Technology" for officers of State Department of Horticulture and Agriculture.
Dr. A.K.Sarkar, Dean(Ag) visited China from 7th Nov.to 11th November, 2011 and participated in the 11th Asian Maize Conference.
CABM exposure visit to KOLKATA from 11-18 January,2012.
NAIP (Component3) Field Visit and Workshop at Dumka and Jamtara on 20-21 January, 2012.
United Bank of India campus interview in February, 2012.
ARAC meet on 5.2.2012.
Annual Sports meet in February, 2012.
IPNI-BAU-CIMMYT workshop on Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crops-NEW Tools & Techniques in February, 2012.
International ZINC Initiative workshop in 4th March, 2012.
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BAU Newsletter Vol.8, No.1, June 2010