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The Hindu
24-05-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
Ryots upbeat about PJTGAU's ‘scientist at doorstep' programme
HYDERABAD Vice-Chancellor of the Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTGAU) Aldas Janaiah has stated that there was a positive response from the farming community to the university initiative — Scientists at the Farmers' Doorstep — taken up in collaboration with the Agriculture Department. He reviewed the progress of the programme, launched at Dharur village in Vikarabad district on May 5. So far, the direct contact meets with farmers were held at 600 revenue villages with about 37,000 farmers, including 6,000 women, where they interacted face-to-face with agricultural scientists and students. Key aspects The VC said that farm scientists were focusing on six key aspects – educating farmers on reducing urea usage to minimise cultivation costs, judicious use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to preserve soil health, maintaining receipts for input (seed, fertilizer, pesticides) purchases, conservation of water for irrigation, adopting crop rotation for sustainable income and planting trees to protect the environment. Prof. Janaiah added that farmers were concerned about changing climate conditions and unseasonal rains, and seeking government support for certain aspects like introduction of a comprehensive crop insurance scheme to mitigate losses due to adverse climate conditions. Provision of modern agricultural tools and green manure seed at subsidised rates and extensive soil testing ahead of Kharif operations were other suggestions.
The Hindu
11-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Notification from Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University soon
Congratulating students on their success in EAPCET 2025, Vice Chancellor of Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU) Aldas Janaiah on Sunday said that the university will bring out its notification soon. 'In addition to increasing regular and special quota seats in PJTAU, the fee is also reduced. Soon there will be new colleges. Admission and entrance procedures, including for NRI quotas, will be issued this week,' he stated. Mr. Janaiah advised students and parents to exercise caution while choosing a college. He noted that certain colleges, despite Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) recognition, have been issuing notifications for admissions to courses. He clarified that only PJTAU has the ICAR recognition to offer Agriculture courses in Telangana. On the opportunities to pursue agricultural education through the university, he informed that PJTAU and Western Sydney University, who had been partners for several years now, together will also launch a four-year degree course soon. This unique course will allow exchange of students to offer varied exposure, here in Telangana and in Sydney, Australia. The partnership would also emphasise future courses in Masters and doctoral-level studies. An agreement on this development between the universities is in the final stage, Mr. Janaiah informed.
