Pre-Diploma in Agriculture Plant Science
Course Introduction
This curriculum is based on the job required to be performed by agriculture sector in Nepal. It intends to provide knowledge required for basic level Junior Technical Assistant. It especially provides the knowledge and skills focussing on agriculture and farm management. The curriculum reflects the need of present agriculture services, the professionalism in agriculture sectors, so that the graduates of this program will be readily acceptable by the farmers at community level.
Objectives
After completing this curricular program, the students will be able:
- Fulfill the demand of junior level manpower on the field of agriculture (plant science) of the country.
- Start own business in the field of agriculture (plant science).
Course Module
- Agriculture Extension and Community Development
- Entrepreneurship Development
- Crop and crop seed Production
- Plant propagation and Ornamental Horticulture
- Vegetable and Vegetable Seed Production
- Fruit Cultivation, Post-Harvest Horticulture and Plantation Crop
- Agriculture Ecology and Sustainable Soil Management
- Plant Protection and IPM FFS
- Apiculture, Sericulture, Mushroom and Lac culture
- Farm Machinery, Structure and Irrigation
- Aquaculture
- On the Job Training