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The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is inviting applications for various programmes in online mode. Candidates who are interested can apply for the online courses at ignou.ac.in, the official website.
There are currently sixteen programs available at different levels, including a six-month certificate, a one-year diploma, a postgraduate certificate, a postgraduate diploma, and a master’s degree.
Dairy farming, organic farming, beekeeping, poultry production, sericulture, agriculture policy, agricultural cost management, water and watershed management, value-added products from fruits and vegetables, horticulture, agribusiness, food safety, and quality management are among the emerging fields in which IGNOU degrees are offered.
The School of Agriculture, one of the 21 schools of studies of the university, is mandated to build employable skills in various stakeholders such as farmers, rural youths, technicians, farm women etc. to improve their livelihood through Open and Distance Learning in agriculture and allied sectors. For this, the varsity is inviting applications for its online courses.
“The programmes in the area of agriculture and allied sectors offered a promising career path with a wide range of job opportunities and the potential for continuous learning and growth. It equips individuals with valuable skills that are in high demand in the agro-food industry. The educational programmes of the School of Agriculture are extremely useful to become professionals agro-based industries such as fertilizers, pesticides, seeds, food processing, farm machinery, etc. These programmes help to undertake agri start-up activities such as organic farming, vermicompost, contract farming, farmers’ producers’ companies, agri-inputs, processing, agri-marketing, etc.,” the official statement read.
Source:IE
