GENESIS OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IMPORTANT DAYS IN AGRICULTURE Important Years in Agriculture EXTENSION EVENTS IN INDIA

1. AGRICULTURE: GENESIS OF AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT, IMPORTANT DAYS & YEARS, &
EXTENSION EVENTS IN INDIA
Dr. K. VANANGAMUDI, Ph. D., Post.Doc (USA)
Formerly Dean (Agriculture), Agri. College & Research Institute, Coimbatore,
Dean, Adhiparashakthi Agricultural College,
Prof. & Head, Seed Science& Technology,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003, Tamil Nadu.
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GENESIS OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
1866 – Famine commission
1869 – Manchester cotton supply association represented for a separate department of
agriculture
1871- Department of Revenue, Agricultural and Commerce (until 1879)
1889 – Dr.J.A.Vollyker laid the foundation for Agricultural research in India
1889 – Imperial Bacteriological Laboratory (now known as Indian Veterinary Research
Institute) at Mukteswar.
1892 – Appointment of Imperial Agricultural Chemist
1901 - Appointment of Imperial Mycologist
1903 - Appointment of Imperial Entomologist
1905 – Imperial Agricultural Research Institute at PUSA, Bihar
1919 – Government of India Act , Agriculture became a state subject
1928 – The Royal Commission on Agriculture in India.
1929 – The Imperial Council of Agricultural Research established as a registered
society.
1947 – ‘Grow More Food Campaign’.
1948 - The Imperial Council of Agricultural Research renamed as Indian council of
Agricultural Research.
1949 – The University Education Commission headed by ‘Dr.S.Radhakrishnan’
recommended the establishment of Rural Universities in India.
1954-55 and 1959-60 - Indo-American teams recommended setting up agricultural
universities in the states.
1960 – First agricultural University in Pant Nagar, Uttaranchal

2. 1973 – Agricultural Research Service (ARS) by Dr.M.S.Swaminathan and
consequently Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board (ASRB).
1976 – National Commission on Farmers - Dr.M.S.Swaminathan
IMPORTANT DAYS IN AGRICULTURE
Month International/ National Agriculture Days Date
January
WTO Foundation Day 1st January
National Bird Day (India) 5th January
National Youth Day 12th January
(Note:- International Youth Day 12th August)
February
World Wet land Day 2nd February
World Cancer Day 4th February
World Pulses Day (Since 2018) 10th February
International Mother language Day 21st February
National Science Day 28th February
March
World Wildlife Day 3rd March
International women’s day 8th March
Water Resource Day 11th March
World Consumers Day 15th March
World Sparrow Day 20th March
World Forest Day / International Day of Forest 21st March
World Home Economics Day 21st March
World Water Day 22nd March
World Meteorological Day 23rd March
World Idly Day 30th March
April
International Carrot Day 4th April
World Health day 7th April
World Earth Day 22nd April
National Panchayat Raj Day 24th April
World Intellectual Property Day 26th April
International Seeds Day 26th April
World Veterinary Day Last Saturday of April
May
International Labour Day 1st May
International Sun Day Or International Energy
Day
3rd May
Greenery Day 4th May
National Technology day 11th May
International Tea Day 21st May
International Biodiversity Day/ International
Day for Biological Diversity
22nd May
World Anti- Tobacco day 31st May

3. June
World Milk Day / International Milk Day
(Note:- National Milk Day 26th November)
1st June
World Environment Day 5th June
World Ocean Day 8th June
World Day to Combat Desertification 17th June
International Yoga Day 21st June
World Microbiome Day 27th June
World Meat Free Day 31st June
July
Maharashtra Krishi Din & Doctor’s Day 1st July
International Fruit Day 1st July
World Zoonoses Day 6th July
Van Mahitsav Day/Week 1-7 July
World Chocolate Day 7th July
National Fish Farmers Day 10th July
World Population day 11th July
NABARD Foundation Day 12th July
ICAR Foundation Day 16th July
World Nature Conservation Day 28th July
August
International Beer Day August-1st Friday
International Youth Day 12th August
Parthenium Awareness Week By DWR-Jabalpur 16-22 August
World honey Day 3rd Saturday of August
September
National Nutrition Week September 1st-7th
World Coconut Day 2nd September
World Literacy day 8th September
World Ozone Day 16th September
International Eat an Apple Day September-3rd Saturday
World Bamboo Day 18th September
Biosphere Day 21st September
World Tourism Day 27th September
Green Consumer Day 28th September
October
International Coffee Day 1st October
World Habitat day / Vegetarian day 1st October
National Women Literacy day / International
Non-Violence day
2nd October
World Animal Day 4th October

4. World cotton day 7th October
International Day of Girl Child 11th October
World Chicken Day October-2nd Thursday
World Egg Day 2nd Friday of October (13th
October)
Calamity Control Day/International Day for
Disaster Reduction Day
13th October
World Standards DayWorld 14th October
National Women Farmer Day/ International Day
of Rural Woman
15th October
World Food Day 16th October
International Day of Eradication of Poverty 17th October
World Statistics Day 20th October
Apple Day (Celebrated in the UK) 21st October
UN day 24th October
November
World Tsunami Awareness Day 5th November
National Education Day 11th November
Children’s Day 14th November
World Diabetes Day 14th November
National Press day 16th November
World Fisheries Day 21st November
National Milk Day ( Birthday of Dr Verghese
Kurien )
26th November
December
National Agriculture Education Day (Birthday
of Dr. Rajendra Prasad )
3rd December
Women in Agriculture Day 4th December
World Soil Day 5th December
Human Right’s day 10th December
National Energy conservation day 14th December
International Tea Day
(Before 2019)
15th December
National Farmer’s Day (Kisan Diwas) – India
(Birthday of Choudhary Charan Singh)
23rd December
Jai Kisan Jai Vigyan Week 23-29 December

5. Important Years in Agriculture
YEAR EVENTS
2004 International year of rice
2005 International year of parthenium
2006 International year of desert and desertification
2007 International year of water
2008 International year of potato
2009 International year of natural fibres
2010 International year of biodiversity
2011 International year of forest
2012 International year of cooperative (Also celebrated as National year of horticulture)
2013 International year of water cooperation
2014 International year of family farming
2015 International year of soil and Light
2016 International year of pulses (theme- nutritious seed for sustainable agriculture)
2017 International year of sustainable tourism
2018 Recommended for International year of millets (Declared as National year of millets)
2019 International year of Indigenous language
2020 International Year of Plant Health
2021 International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development.And also
International Year of Fruits and Vegetables
2022 International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
2023 International year of Millets
EXTENSION EVENTS IN INDIA
Pre Independence Efforts – Individual Extension efforts
Project Year Initiated by Objective
Scheme for Rural
reconstruction –
Sunderbans (Bengal)
1903 Daniel Hamilton Model Villages
Economic conference of
Mysore
1914
-18
Vishveshwaraya For all round progress
Sevagram (Wardha,MP) 1920 M.K.Gandhi Service to the under privileged
Marthandam
(Tranvancore)
Project 1921 Dr.Spencer Hatch Demonstration
generation
centers for income
Srinikethan (Calcutta) 1921 Ranbindranath
Tagore
Rural welfare development –
Development of Agri cooperatives,
industries and education.
Gurgaon Experiment 1928 F.L.Brayne Rural upliftment movement on mass
scale.
Indian Village Scheme 1945 Arthur T.
Moscher
Village development

6. Firkha Development
Scheme
1947 Prakasam Attainment of Gram Swaraj
Etawah Pilot Project 1948 Albert Mayer Introduction of new agri technologies
through multipurpose extension
workers.
Nilokheri experiment 1948 S.K. Dey Rehabilitate displaced families from
west Pakistan.
Post Independence Efforts – National Extension efforts
Year Acronym Abbreviation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPEMNT
1952 CDP Community Development Programme
1953 NES National Extension Service
1954 CDB Community Development Blocks
1957 PANCHAYAT RAJ Democratic decentralization
TECHONOLOGICAL DEVELOPEMNT
1960 IADP Intensive Agricultural District Programme
1964 IAAP Intensive Agricultural Area Programme
1964-65 ICDP Intensive Cattle Development Programme
1966 HYVP High Yielding Variety programme
DEVELOPMENT WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE
000 SFDA
MFALP
DPAP
Small Farmers development Agency
Marginal Farmers and Agricultural
LabourProgramme
Drought Prone Area Programme
1972-73 PPTD Pilot Project for Tribal development
1974 T&V Training & Visit system
1977 DDP Desert Development Programme
1978-79 NREP
IRDP
National Rural Extension Programme
Integrated Rural Development Programme
1979 TRYSEM Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment
1980 NREP National Rural Employment Programme
1982 DWCRA Development of Women and Children in Rural
Areas
1983 NAEP National Agricultural Extension Programme
1986 TMO Technology Mission on Oilseeds
1985-86 IAY Indra Awaz Yojana
1989 JRY Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
1993 EAS Employment Assurance Scheme
1993 PRMY Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
1994 SFAC Small Farmers Agri Business Consortium
1998-99 NATP National Agricultural Technology Project
1999 SGSY Swarna Jayanthi Gram Swarozgar Yojana
1999 NAIS National Agricultural Insurance Scheme
2001 SGRY Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana

7. 2003-04 PURA Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas
2006 MGNREGS Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment
Guarantee Act
2006 NAIP National Agricultural Innovation project