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The '''College of Agriculture''', [[Pantnagar]], [[India]], is a constituent of [[Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology]], [[Pantnagar]]. It was opened on 17 November 1960 when [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the first [[Prime Minister of India]], inaugurated the university. It has a triple mandate of teaching, research and extension.<br />
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The college has more than 200 faculty members engaged in agricultural sciences. The college has played a role in the [[Green Revolution]] in the country.<ref>Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University 1963:14–19 and Charanjit Ahuja "One University That Actually Works" Indian Express, 9 March 1994, p.3</ref><ref>Singh, BB.Success of Soybean in India: The Early Challenges and<br />
Pioneer Promoters. Asian Agri-History Foundation ( http://www.agri-history.org/pdf/successofsoyabean.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008235612/http://www.agri-history.org/pdf/successofsoyabean.pdf |date=8 October 2007 }})</ref><ref>William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagi. History of Soybeans and Soyfoods: 1100 B.C. to the 1980s. Soyinfo Center, Lafayette, California (http://www.soyinfocenter.com/HSS/indian_subcon2.php)</ref> More than 185 varieties of crops like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, forages, fruits and vegetables, etc. have been released. The 4 year [[Bachelor of Science in Agriculture]] (BScAg) is the flagship course of the college.<br />
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==Departments==<br />
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The college has twelve departments:<br />
*[[Agronomy]] (ICAR Centre for Advanced Study)<br />
*[[Agricultural communication]]<br />
*[[Agricultural Economics]]<br />
*[[Meteorology|Agrometerology]]<br />
*[[Entomology]]<br />
*[[Food Science]] and Technology<br />
*[[Genetics]] and [[Plant Breeding]]<br />
*[[Horticulture]]<br />
*[[Plant Pathology]] (ICAR Centre for Advanced Study)<br />
*[[Soil Science]]<br />
*[[Olericulture|Vegetable Science]]<br />
*Seed Science and Technology<br />
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Earlier, the college also included two departments of [[Animal Nutrition]], and [[Animal Breeding]] and [[Genetics]], which were subsequently transferred to College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.<br />
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