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The student community of the College of Agriculture (CoA), Vellayani, is proudly announcing another of its scholars' recent accomplishments. Abdullah Thaseem, a bright student from the 2019 batch, has been accepted into the prestigious Agri-Business Management program at MANAGE Hyderabad.
The academic community of the College of Agriculture (CoA), Vellayani, is celebrating the outstanding achievement of one of its students, Ms. Fathima Afeefa, who has been awarded the esteemed Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. This prestigious honor is accompanied by a generous scholarship of ₹45 Lakhs, underlining the significance of her accomplishment.
The College of Agriculture Vellayani, under the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), hosted an "International Seminar on Sustainable Urban Agricultural Systems and Community Resilient Cities", on March 22nd and 23rd, 2024. This event marked a significant stride towards addressing the challenges of food insecurity and environmental degradation in the context of growing urbanization.
The student community of the College of Agriculture (CoA), Vellayani, is brimming with pride as two of its distinguished students, Drisya Kuriyedath and Aswathy Sreekumar, have secured admissions into prestigious international master's programs.
In a recent showcase of academic excellence, Mr. Anandu S, a student from the 2019 batch of the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, affiliated with Kerala Agricultural University, has made remarkable achievements in a national-level competition.
College of Agriculture, Vellayani hosted an industrial meet for the final year B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture students as part of the Rural Awareness Work Experience Program, 2024. Experts from various sectors of the agricultural industry attended the inaugural ceremony of the Agro-Industrial Attachment module. Shri. S. Hari Kishore IAS, Managing Director, KSIDC and Director, Industries and Commerce Department officially inaugurated the ceremony. Under the presidency of Dr.
Vellayani 23-03-2024 The Training Service Scheme, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala Agricultural University has organized a two-day International Seminar on “Sustainable Urban Agricultural Systems and Sustainable Cities” on 22 and 23 March 2024. Dr. Nitya Rao, Norwich Institute for Sustainable Development, United Kingdom Director inaugurated the seminar. Sri. Nagesh SS, Agri Chief, Planning Board, Kerala; Dr. Roy Stephen, Dean of Faculty, KAU; Dr. Thomas George, General Council Member, KAU; Dr. Anith K N, Assoc. Director of Research; Dr.
Crop Protective Herbicide Applicator Crop protective herbicide applicator is a machinery for directed application of herbicides while simultaneously minimising herbicide spray drift and the subsequent harm to crop brought on by phytotoxicity. The Patent Office, Government of India has granted patent for the invention entitled, ‘A Crop Protective Herbicide Applicator’ to the Kerala Agricultural University, for a period of twenty years with effect from 25-03-2021.
Ms. Aswathy Sreekumar, a 2019 graduate from the B.Sc. (Hons.) agriculture program at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, has achieved a significant milestone by securing the esteemed Erasmus Fee Waiver Scholarship. This scholarship will enable her to pursue the Danube AgriFood Master (DAFM) program jointly offered by the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), Czech Republic, and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria.