| Department
of Farm Structures |
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| About
Department |
Department was established
in the year 1982 under the faculty of Agricultural
Enggineering and Technology with following objectives:
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To provide
the opportunities for education in Agricultural
Engineering. |
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To
provide opportunities for students to acquire
practical skills, knowledge in the concerned
subjects so as to make them professionally
competent. |
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To expose students to
the rural situation so as to make them aware
about needs of the rural people. |
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To create and establish
sufficient infrastructure required for imparting
education and practical skills in the subjects
of Farm Structures. |
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To undertake and participate
extension education programmes for transfer
of technology. |
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To implement need based
research interdisciplinary programme for development
of suitable technologies to cater to the regional
needs. |
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To form “Dr PDKV
Greenhouse Farmers Club” at various district
of vidarbha regions in collaboration with Horticulture
and Plant Pathology Departments. |
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| Academic
Programmes |
Department is imparting
education at under graduate levels.
B.Tech.(Agricultural
Engineering)
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| Infrastructure
Facilities |
| Sr.
No. |
Laboratory |
Size
(m x m) |
1 |
Engineering
Mechanics laboratory |
10mx10m |
2 |
Material
Testing Laboratory |
12mx10m |
3 |
Structural
engineering Laboratory |
10mx3m |
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Green
House technology laboratory |
10mx6m |
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Engineering
Mechanics Laboratory |
Universal
Testing Machine |
| Mandate
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| 1. |
To
teach the subjects related to Farm Structures Engg.
to Under Graduate & Post Greaduate Degree Programmes
as per ICAR norms.
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| 2. |
To
generate the human resource for Agricultural Structures
and related industries and organizations through Under
Graduate Programme.
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| Research
Activities/Achievements |
| Adhoc
research schemes /projects undertaken: |
| Sr.
No |
Title
of research project |
Sponsored
by |
Amount
Rs. in lakhs |
Name
of PI and CO-PI |
Period
years |
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To |
| 1 |
“Greenhouse
Management for Propagation of Some Horticultural
and Medicinal Plants”. |
ICAR Ad hoc scheme |
6.38 |
Dr. P.B.Kale and
Dr V.K.Mahorkar |
2002 |
2005 |
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Research Achivements:
The Department
of Farm Structures has conducted the experiments
in farmers shadenethouse at Patur and Gaigaon.The
technical guidance has been given to the farmers
through “Dr PDKV Greenhouse Farmers club”
and farmers are getting more returns.
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| Extension
Activities and Achievements
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| 1. |
No. of research
papers/ articles published during last five years -
16 |
| 2. |
No. of papers presented in the
seminars during last five years- 02 |
| 3. |
T.V. Talk on green house - 10
Nos. |
| 4. |
Radio Talk - 08 No. |
| 5. |
Popular articles - 5 Nos. |
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| Research
Recommendations (Approved in AGRESCO) |
1. |
One Recommendation on “Design
and Development of 100m2 shadenethouse for high value
vegetable crops”. |
100m2 shadenethouse for high
value vegetable crops |
Light intensity measured by
farmer in shadenethouse at Patur |
Temperature and Relative humidity
measured by farmer in shadenethouse at Gaigaon |
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| Contact
Information |
Head
Department of Farm Structures,
CAET,Dr PDKV,Akola,444104
Ph.No.2258200-217 Ext. 1036
E.Mail:hdfs@pdkv.ac.in
suchitavgupta@yahoo.co.in
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