26-05-2025
RPCAU VC selected for Centre's agriculture campaign
Patna: In a significant development, the govt of India has nominated the vice-chancellor of Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU), P S Pandey, as one of the three regional nodal officers for the successful implementation of the Developed Agriculture Commitment Campaign (DACC) across the country.
The other two nodal officers are the vice-chancellors of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University-Jhansi and Central Agricultural University-Imphal.
The DACC will be held from May 29 to June 12 in more than 700 districts. A team of scientists will travel from village to village, directly interacting with farmers. The campaign will include participation from 731 'krishi vigyan kendras', 113 Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutes, state-level departments and officials from agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, fisheries, as well as innovative farmers.
The campaign aims to reach and interact directly with 1.5 crore farmers across the country.
In Bihar, the director of Bihar Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (BAMETI) will serve as the state nodal officer. As many as 33 teams of scientists, each consisting of four to five experts, have been constituted at RPCAU for the successful implementation of the campaign. Each team will visit three villages per day.
As the regional nodal officer, Pandey will oversee the implementation of the campaign in Bihar and eight other states, ensuring that the team of scientists addresses farmers' problems and provides feedback to the office of the regional nodal officer, said university sources.
