How To Make Career In Agriculture: Gone are the times when farming was limited to village people only. Today it has become a sector which not only provides food to everyone’s plate but also provides employment to millions of people. Agriculture and its related fields are growing day by day. According to a report of the year 2019, more than 42 percent of India’s workforce is working in the field of agriculture. NITI Aayog report also says that in the year 2021, this sector has grown by about 40 percent which is increasing day by day.
How to enter this field
Many courses can be done to make a career in the field of agriculture. You can choose this as per your convenience and choice. To enter, it is necessary that you have done 12th with science subjects. The list of courses is as follows.
B.Sc Agriculture
B.Sc Animal Husbandry
B.Sc Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
B.Sc Horticulture
B.Sc Forestry
B.Sc Soil and Water Management
BSC Fisheries.
You can do the course from here
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Agricultural University, Jodhpur
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Bihar Agriculture University
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar
Indra Gandhi Agricultural University
Archaya N G Ranga Agricultural University.
Selection is done through entrance examination
Both UG and PG courses can be done in agriculture. For PG, it is necessary that you have done UG in the same subject. Examination has to be given for admission to all courses. Admission is given only after selection. After getting admission in a good college, placement is also good.
These are the top recruiters
Food Corporation of India
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
National Agricultural Bank for Research and Development
National Dairy Development Board
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
National Agro Industry
National Seeds Corporation Limited
You can work on these posts
This field is very big in which you can choose the option as per your choice. Here one can work on positions like Food Scientist, Biochemist, Agricultural Lawyer, Agricultural Economist, Engineers, Scientist, Animal Geneticist, Agronomy Sales Manager. Salary also depends on the post. Roughly Rs 4 lakh to Rs 8 lakh can be easily earned in a year.
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