By: Akhil kumar Srivastava Bureau Chief ICN UP & Mohd. Tauseef Deputy Bureau Chief ICN UP
LUCKNOW: No doubt that India is a developing country but it is equally true that there will not be overall development unless the Local Rural Entrepreneurship is encouraged, managed and implemented throughout the country. Though our country is well recognised as Agricultural Country’ but at the same time, It is also notable that when everyday new technologies are being introduced, our agricultural and allied system is still based on much older and rather obsoleted rustic ways which has restricted the returns seriously. It is just ironical in itself that an agricultural country is always depend on import of cereals and foods from several countries.
Social development is impossible without balanced financial growth of the society and that is why, ICN has realized that not only the words but the actions also are very essential for overall and balanced development of the society. ICN is not only to communicate positive news to the society but to contribute to create positive development with association of institutions which are equally serious for balanced and overall development of the society and matched with the ideology of ICN.
A delegation of ICN comprising of its Senior Executive Editor and Vice Chairman of ICN Trust Mr. Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Editor -in-Chief and General Secretary of ICN Trust Dr. Shah Ayaz Siddiqui and the internationally known figure in agriculture and allied area specially landed from Thailand Mr. Rajiv Kumar Saxena, the Executive Editor (International) and Secretary of ICN Trust visited College of Agriculture, Jamunabad Form campus, Lakhimpur (UP) to explore the possibilities of social and economical development through networking of projects under ‘Rural Entrepreneurship’ concept of ICN.
The College of Agriculture, Jamunabad Form, Lakhimpur Kheri is the new campus of Chandra Shekhar Agricultural University, Kanpur (UP) which is, though still under construction and development process, running graduation classes in agriculture subject. This very beautiful site, started with 25 hectare area, is surrounded by greeneries and vegetations having a beautiful canal along with its one of the boundaries. One, out of three blocks, are fully furnished while the other are being developed very speedily.
Prof. R.K.Yadav, the dean of the college shared that Chandra Shekhar Agriculture College, Kanpur (UP) was established in 1906 and it was earlier popular as ‘Patthar College’ also as it was the first building of any college fully made of stones. In 1975, this college was turned into an University. He further told that that at Kanpur, units of Agriculture college, Horticulture, Home science and Forestry are being run successfully while at its District Itawa (UP) located campus, units of Agriculture College, Fisheries and Dairy Technology are being run with great success. Prof. R.K.Yadav proudly shared that this university has developed more than 350 varieties in grains, pulse, cotton and crops which is a tremendous contribution to society through its research and development section. Dr. Sushil Soloman, the great scholar of Indian agriculture area having international experience, is its Vice chancellor and under his wonderful guidance, the entire system is performing extra ordinarily.
Really, this institution gives a positive note in the field of local financial independency though Rural Entrepreneurship by means of agricultural and allied start ups.
