Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology

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Over five decades ago, in 1960, first agriculture university of the nation, the G.B.Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, was established at Pantnagar on the pattern of Land Grant Agriculture Universities of the United States. This was done on the premise that systematic education, research and extension programmes in agriculture and allied subjects were necessary to develop human capita...l as well as knowledge and technologies needed for the growth and development of the country, largely agrarian at that time. Pantvarsity, one of the most comprehensive agriculture universities of the country, over the past five decades has grown to be a formidable centre for agriculture education, research and development, and in many ways ushered India’s renaissance in agriculture education. During all these years, the university has worked hard to fulfill the expectations of the visionaries of the country to transform the agricultural scenario in India.
The G.B. Pant University is a symbol of successful partnership between India and the United States. The establishment of this university brought about a revolution in agricultural education, research and extension. It paved the way for setting up of 31 other agricultural universities in the country.
As we all know, the future increase in agriculture production in wake of growing demand has to come through mainly productivity enhancements and that the threat of food security now needs to be addressed in entirety with nutritional security, environment sustainability and natural resource sustainability, technological innovations and applications are again required. Further, there are numerous emerging challenges that confront agriculture at the end of increasingly small and marginal farming community, particularly in the hill states. These challenges also confront the State of Uttarakhand. With practically no scope for expanding area under cultivation, the escalating threat of food and nutritional security has to be met from declining and degrading natural resources, primarily, water and soil. Though an input-use efficiency-mediated improvement in productivity is certainly the viable option to raise production, application of emerging technologies such as hybrid technology, genetic modification using biotechnology in field and horticultural crops, animals and fish, and supplying quality seed, planting material and strains/ breeds to diverse end-users, generating and disseminating resource conservation technologies resorting to precision farming, GIS/GPS and ICT applications, and adopting integrated nutrient and pest management to raise production in the new IPR regime would also be essential. Exploring secondary agriculture in providing value addition to agricultural products, creating facilities for primary processing and stress management in agriculture needs to be explored for making farming more remunerative. There is the need to develop technologies that are economically affordable and relevant to small and marginal farmers and at the same time efficient in both farm and non-farm business. Excellence in research by securing public and private funding and working in a collaborative mode is the time-tested way for addressing issues of common interest jointly with far reaching applications. All this would require high quality relevant agricultural education and technology savvy human resource capital at all levels. Thus, the priorities and responsibilities of GBPUAT are assessed and renewed continuously such that the role and contributions of the premiere agriculture university in bringing agricultural transformation in the country continue unabated. The university with eight faculties together with 14 research centers on campus that offer venues for technology generation besides eight off-campus research centers and nine Krishi Vigyan Kendras spread over nine districts has always been in a sound position to confront challenges and render commensurate solutions. Fortunately, the three pillars of the university, the students, the faculty and the officers & staff, stand committed to do a lot more to serve humanity in the state of Uttarkhand and across the country foreseeing bigger challenges ahead.
The mission of the University is no different from the one set forth at the time of its establishment, except that its focus has now shifted to the needs and aspirations of the newly created state of Uttarakhand. In view of the current needs and the changing agricultural scenario at the state, national and international levels, and the subsequent requirements of user agencies and stakeholders the education, research and extension programmes have been reoriented. The University aims at reaching the remotest area of its jurisdiction in order to cater to the needs of those requiring its services, and desiring participation in its programmes. The University is committed to playing a significant role in the socio-economic up-liftment of the rural masses of Uttarakhand. Keeping the mandate in view, the University has set for itself the following goals and objectives:

• Creation of opportunities for quality education in Agriculture, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Technology, Home Science, Basic Sciences, Fisheries, Forestry and Agribusiness Management programmes.
• Generation of new, farmer-friendly and industry-friendly technologies to improve the production and productivity of crops and livestock, and to encourage and assist the rural youth, men and women to adopt the technologies.
• Providing the required expertise and assistance to the planning and development departments of the State and other agencies for evaluating and testing the improved technologies and their dissemination for the benefit of the farmers.
• Strengthening and improving the infrastructure for imparting quality education, and conducting need-based research by constantly improving and monitoring the syllabi, human resource and related facilities.
• Strengthening and expanding the existing extension services for the development of rural areas of Uttarakhand.

By achieving these goals the University aspires to become the foremost centre of higher learning in the field of Agriculture and allied disciplines. It contemplates on providing formal and informal education and training to the students, supporting research in priority areas, and generating and evaluating new technologies for the benefit of farmers. It also envisages making such technologies accessible for the farmers.