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{{Infobox University<br />
| image = File:Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya.svg<br />
| name = Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya<br />
| motto = Where wisdom is free<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|br=yes|2001|02|01}}<br />
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[Agricultural Universities (India)|Agricultural University]]<br />
| chancellor = {{WB governor}}<br />
| vice_chancellor = Swarup Chakraborty<br />
| city = [[Pundibari]], [[Cooch Behar district|Cooch Behar]]<br />
| state = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| budget = {{INRConvert|96.180|c}} <small>(2021-22 est.)</small><ref>{{cite web|date=Feb 5, 2021 |title=Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22 |url=http://wbfin.nic.in/writereaddata/Budget_Publication/2021_bp11.pdf |access-date=Feb 6, 2021}}</ref><br />
| campus = [[Rural areas|Rural]]<br />
| academic_affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], ICAR,AICTE<br />
| website = {{URL|www.ubkv.ac.in}}<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|26.404|N|89.383|E|}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya''' (English: '''North Bengal Agricultural University''') is a public agricultural university in [[Pundibari]] about 11&nbsp;km North-West of [[Cooch Behar]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It has faculties of [[Agricultural Engineering]], [[Agriculture]] and [[Horticulture]].<br />
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==Background and history==<br />
The northern part of West Bengal is endowed with diverse natural resources like rivers, forest, economic plant resources, agro-ecosystem, biodiversity, etc., with extremely responsive rural communities. It comprises old [[alluvial]], [[terai]] and hill zones distributed in eight northern districts of West Bengal ([[Alipurduar district|Alipurduar]], [[Cooch Behar district|Cooch Behar]], [[Darjeeling district|Darjeeling]], [[Jalpaiguri district|Jalpaiguri]], [[Kalimpong district|Kalimpong]], [[Malda district|Malda]], [[Dakshin Dinajpur district|Dakshin Dinajpur]] and [[Uttar Dinajpur district|Uttar Dinajpur]]).<br />
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The economy of this part of West Bengal is predominantly [[agrarian economy|agrarian]], and agriculture is characterized by low productivity and [[subsistence farming]] with a limited number of crops due to inherent soil-climatic and agro-ecological conditions. Improved technologies befitting the agro-climatic and socio-economic characteristics of this region is an important issue.<br />
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Keeping this perspective in view, the state government established a [[satellite campus]] of the [[State Agriculture University]], [[uttar banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya]] at Pundibari, in Cooch Behar district in 1979. Since then the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] has accredited the campus and extended development support. A notable change in agricultural and horticultural crop production, productivity and cropping pattern in [[North Bengal]] became perceptible from the late 1980s onwards.<br />
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Despite inadequate manpower and infrastructural facilities, the research, extension and teaching activities at North Bengal campus were noteworthy. During the late 1990s a postgraduate programme was started. With the introduction of the National Agricultural Research Project (NARP), Pundibari became the headquarters of the [[terai]]-agro climat zone of West Bengal. Since then, specific problems in the region have been taken care of by the campus, and new technologies have been generated through research programmes.<br />
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However, all of this was meager with respect to the desire and need of the farmers. Later, the state government further strengthened this satellite campus of [[Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya]]. They ultimately decided to upgrade the campus to a full-fledged state agricultural university in July 2000, covering all of [[North Bengal]]. The Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya was established by [[West Bengal]] Act XX of 2000 and started functioning on 1 February 2001.<br />
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