
In a move to revolutionise higher education in agriculture in India, the World Bank and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research have recently launched the National Agricultural Higher Education Project, an INR11 billion (US$171 million) project that will benefit all 75 agricultural universities under the research council, reports Express News Service.
“Through this project, we want to attract more talented students, competent faculty and innovative researchers into the field of agriculture,” said Narendra Singh Rathore, deputy director-general for agricultural education at the council, speaking to Express in Chennai.
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