OUAT, The Second Agricultural University of India Celebrates Its 62nd Foundation Day Today

The Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), is celebrating its 62^nd Foundation Day on August 24, 2023. (OUAT). Ranendra Pratap Swain, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment of Odisha; FARD, Govt. of Odisha and Pro-Chancellor of the University will be the chief guest of the occasion.

The Event will witness:

• Organisation of FPO conclave

• Felicitation of FPOs, All India Coordinated Research Project, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, and Seed Production Unit for their performance

• Awards presented to teachers, research scientists, extension scientists, women scientists, technical employees, ministerial employees, Best Graduate (Girl), and Best Graduate (Boy) on the occasion

On this occasion, there will be the release of the following:

• OUAT Web-Portal 3.0

• Farmer Friendly Apps (3)

• OUAT song

• OUAT Vision for Next Decade

• Directory of Academia-Industry Connect

• OUAT Newsletter

• Chasira Sansara and many more.

A one-year certificate course supported by the Odisha Mineral Bearing Areas Development Corporation (OMBADC) will be launched on the occasion. The second floor of the College of Agriculture will be inaugurated on the occasion of the 62nd Foundation Day of the University. It has a floor area of 50,000 sq. ft., which will be useful to accommodate the expanded number of students & and faculties and facilitate teaching & and research activities.

Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT)

The Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), established on August 24, 1962, as the second agricultural University of the country, progresses with triple mandates of teaching, research, and extension education in agriculture and allied areas. OUAT is the lone public-funded farm University of Odisha.

The research activities are carried out through the following:

• 8 Regional Research and Technology Transfer Stations

• 4 Regional Research and Technology Transfer Substations

• 7 Commodity Research Stations

• 51 All India Co-ordinated Research Projects

• Various ad hoc Research Projects

The technology transfer activities are taken up by 31 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and other extension projects. OUAT has achieved several successes during the last year. Some of those are depicted hereunder.

OUAT: Achievements and Accomplishments

• Complete digitization of academic activities has been accomplished through the implementation of the Academic Management System with support from ICAR has brought transparency and timeliness to the academic ecosphere

• The government of Odisha has sanctioned the creation of 194 positions consisting of 114 teaching small groups and 80 non-teaching teams in various colleges of Agriculture, Horticulture, Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, and Community Science for supplementing teaching and supporting staff requirements

• Collaboration with national and international organizations has been strengthened to enrich the academic, research, and extension activities

• The University has so far developed 191 high-yielding varieties of various crops. During the current year, there are 21 varieties of various crops released by the University

• Maize Satellite Centre has been established at Umerkote in Nawarangpur district, Odisha to develop maize production technology suitable for the area

• The University has obtained the license for the production and marketing of bio-fertilizer. During the current year, 4000 litre of PSB and 1000 litre of Rhizobium under the brand of “OUAT Kalinga” are ready to be sold to the Government of Odisha

• The OUAT Health Centre has been strengthened with the re-initiation of facilities for Physiotherapy; Nutrition & Child Care Patho-lab and Ambulance Services. It is now functioning in the name of OUAT Wellness Centre

• A World Bank assisted project, Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD) with funding support from the Directorate of Soil Conservation and Watershed Development, Odisha, Bhubaneswar is operating in the state with OUAT as its scientific partner

• OUAT’s project on “Capacity Building, Skilling, Agro-Enterprises and Entrepreneurship Development in the Mineral Bearing Districts of Odisha” is financially supported by OMBADC and is operating in seven districts of the state.