Tuesday, November 11, 2008
TNAU to conduct certificate courses
- Pact signed with Agro-Biotech Research Centre,
Kottayam
Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has inked a memorandum
of understanding with Agro-Biotech Research Centre Limited,
Kottayam, Kerala, here recently.
The MoU signed by P. Santhanakrishnan, Registrar of TNAU, and
K.J. Jacob, Managing Director, Agro-Biotech Research Centre
Limited, envisages designing and organising need-based certificate
courses related to bio-fertilizers and bio-control agents, to
be offered in the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode.
As an outcome of the MoU, the following courses are on the anvil—production
of bio-fertilizer and bio-control agents, integrated nutrient
management, integrated pest management, organic farming, and
basic and applied agriculture techniques for crops such as rubber,
coconut, vegetables, spices and paddy.
The proposed courses will be offered in English and Malayalam
for six months. A course fee of Rs. 3,000 a participant will
be collected. For the first course, applicants should have completed
Plus-Two. For others, the minimum qualification is a pass in
Standard VI.
Courtesy: The Hindu