UAS to open first-of-its-kind agriculture science museum in Bengaluru on August 3
The Hindu
This comes in the context of rapid urbanisation that has virtually disconnected the younger generation from agricultural practices with many not knowing how foodgrains are cultivated in the rural areas of India.
Bengaluru
With the aim of imparting knowledge on the evolution of agriculture practices to students and the general public, the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) will be opening a first-of-its-kind museum on its campus in Bengaluru on August 3.
This comes in the context of rapid urbanisation that has virtually disconnected the younger generation from agricultural practices with many not knowing how foodgrains are cultivated in rural India.
Minister of Agriculture N. Cheluvarayaswamy and Pro-Chancellor, UAS-B, will inaugurate the museum.
S.V. Suresh, Vice-Chancellor of UAS, said, “The museum is spread across 963 sq.km. It will have live models and history of agriculture. The museum is based on various themes and models, which will be displayed in six rooms, to cover the diverse aspects of agriculture.”
The facility will display history and advancement in agricultural practices, besides displaying models on soil science and crop cycles. There will be information on various diseases and microbes that infect crops.
It took nearly 10 years for the UAS to build the museum at a cost of ₹1.5 crore.
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