INDIAN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

India is a country of agriculture. Our country was facing food shortages at the time of independence. We were subsequently autonomous in the production of food grains despite the population growth due to the green revolution. The role played by agricultural graduates is an important factor in the success of the Green Revolution. State agricultural universities in all states were set up in order to provide education in the field of agriculture after independence. New Delhi, Indian Council for Agricultural Research regulates and guarantees the effective spread of agricultural education. At the same time, they are controlled by the government of the respective agricultural universities. Although agricultural universities do commendable work, they face some financial constraints, lack of autonomy, inbreeding, the lack of faculty competence in new agricultural studies etc., in today's liberalized and globalized era of the World Trade Organization and General Trade Agreement in the Services. As agricultural training is a professional training, remedial measures must be taken to ensure that our growing population receives sufficient food. In this context, the status of farming education in India highlights challenges and suggests strategies to overcome them.