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SHUATS: Premier Agriculture Research

University in Eastern Uttar Pradesh

am Higginbottom University of Agriculture, SHUATS Journey:
Dr. J S Yadav Dr. Satyender Yadav Dr. Ajay Singh
Managing Director (COSAMB) Deputy Director Horticulture Registrar Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), formerly In 1997, a team of experts from ICAR and UGC visited the
National Council of State Agriculture Marketing Board Potato Technology Centre Shamgarh Maharana Partap Horticultural University SAllahabad Agricultural Institute was established Institute and gave their recommendation that the Institute
New Delhi-India Karnal-India Karnal- India
under the leadership of Dr. Sam Higginbottom, in 1910, as be declared as a Deemed University, as it had all the
an ecumenical Institution of the Christian Churches and potentials of a university. On the 15th of March 2000, Dr.
Church organizations in India. Dr. Sam Higginbottom came Murli Manohar Joshi, Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource
to India in 1903 and joined the North India Mission of the Development, Govt. of India, gave his approval to the
Presbyterian Church. From 1903 to 1909, he taught recommendations of the UGC. The Central Government
economics and science in the Allahabad Christian College, issued the noti ication No. F-9-26/94-U.3. dated the 15th
presently known as Ewing Christian College, and at the same of March 2000, declaring the Allahabad Agricultural
time studied the local dialect. During this period, he became Institute-as Deemed University and Most Rev. Prof.
a familiar igure in the surrounding villages. He also saw and Rajendra B. Lal, was appointed as the irst Vice-Chancellor
observed the living conditions of the villagers and was of the University. Today, under the dynamic and vibrant
deeply concerned about the ancient system of agriculture leadership of Most Rev. Prof. Rajendra B. Lal, the University
that contributed to low productivity and thus led to extreme has been accredited with “A Grade” by National
Mr. Shmuel Katz Mr. Bhaskar Rao Dr. Bhoopinder Kumar Singh poverty amongst them. He was also genuinely disturbed by Assessment and Accreditation Council (an autonomous
Former Indo-Israel Expert Controlled Environment Horticulturist Senior Scientist & Head the vast gulf between the urban Christian and the rural body of UGC) in 2013. In 2009, Indian Council of
MOSHAV- Beerotayin Hydroponic Expert KVK- Madanapuram,
Israel Al Ghalia Farms- Bahrain Telangana masses. For several months he contemplated upon the Agricultural Research (ICAR) and in 2010, Indian Council
Christian neglect of the villages and ultimately by the end for Forest Research Education (ICFRE) also accredited
of 1909 he decided to bridge this gulf by establishing an SHUATS. SHUATS is an ISO 9001:2008 certi ied institution
agricultural school, which he envisioned would educate serving the nation for the past 106 years. As a tribute to the
the village boys, introduce improved agricultural methods founder Dr. Sam Higginbottom, who through his sincere
and cooperate with the local farmers in solving their services, hard work and dedication, has contributed
practical agriculture related problems. He also took over greatly towards enhancing the agriculture production in
the responsibility of supervising a home for lepers. This our country, a proposal was submitted to Ministry of
home was operated by the Allahabad Charitable Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi
Association, but since the home did not have adequate to rechristen Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed
facilities for providing food, clothing and shelter, the lepers University as “Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture,
often left and wandered into the city as beggars. Technology and Sciences”. In view of the above, Ministry of
Dr. R K Thakur Dr. Madhu Bala Lt. Cdr (retd) CV Prakash
Honey Bee Expert Floriculture Expert Hydroponic Expert
Project Coordinator AICRP Punjab Agricultural University Farmer-in-Chief- The Pet Bharo Project
IARI New Delhi-India Ludhiana-India Bangalore-India

Dr. Kanak Bala Dr. Nagin Chand Dr Ashok Yadav
Entomology Expert Food Processing Expert Plant Breeding (Scientist)
Visiting Scientist Principal Scientist (Rtd.) IHBT- Palampur
Canada CFTRI- Mysore-India (Himachal Pradesh)-India
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