It gives an overview of the career opportunities for graduates in Agriculture

1. Career Prospects for
Agricultural Graduates
Prof Dr Veeraraghavaiah Ravuri
Director – Agriculture
K L University

2. Need to choose a path ….!!!
 Settle with B. Sc. (Hons) Agriculture Degree
 Go for higher education in Agricultural Sciences in India
or abroad
 Start your own business
 Can be a Scientist/Professor in India or abroad
 Can go for Central Civil Services
 Can go for UPSC/APPSC Examinations

3. Higher Education and opportunity to become a
Professor/Scientist in India
Good network of Agricultural Research, Education and
Extension in India
Agricultural Universities
 70 plus Agricultural Universities
 4 Deemed Universities
 3 Central Universities
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
 64 Central/National Research Institutes
 13 Project Directorates
 6 National Bureaux
 15 National Research Centres
 700 plus Krishi Vignana Kendras
Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board

4. Good Scope for Study Abroad
 USA
 Canada
 Australia
 Germany
 The Netherlands
 UK
 Belgium
 Italy
 Newzealand

5. Working Abroad
 Many Universities and Research Stations
 CGIAR (formerly the Consultative Group for International
Agricultural Research) is a global partnership that unites
international organizations engaged in research about food
security. CGIAR research aims to reduce rural poverty,
increase food security, improve human health and nutrition,
and sustainable management of natural resources. It is
carried out at 15 centers (CGIAR Consortium of International
Agricultural Research Centers)

6. CGIAR Centres
 Africa Rice center (ADRAO/WARDA),Cotonou, Benin
 Bioversity International, Maccarese, Roma, Italy
 International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT),Cali , Columbia
 Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR),Bogor, Indonesia
 International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
(CIMMYT),Mexico , Mexico
 International Potato Center (CIP), Lima , Peru
 International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
(ICARDA),Aleppo, Syria
 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
(ICRISAT),Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India

7. CGIAR Centres (cont…)
 International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI),Washington
D.C., USA
 International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA),Ibadan,
Nigéria
 International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI),Nairobi , Kenya
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
 International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) ,Los Baños, Philippines
 International Water Management Institute (IWMI),Battaramulla ,
Sri Lanka
 World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF),Nairobi, Kenya
 World Fish Center, Penang, Malaysia

8. Job opportunities
with
B.Sc.(Ag)

15. Job opportunities with
M.Sc.(Ag)

22. Temporary Career
Opportunities

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