College of Agriculture, Shivajinagar, Pune-05

At the heart of the culturally rich and prosperous Pune of the Peshwas is where the century-old College of Agriculture, the constituent College of the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri is located. The Department of Agriculture was established at the center in 1877 followed by the setting of similar departments by the provinces. It was soon realized that research and education are the very foundations for the development of agriculture. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, the noted thinker, social reformer, and agriculturist of Pune appealed, persuaded, and convinced the British Government to set up institutions for agricultural education and research in India. This led to the opening of a branch for teaching agriculture in the College of Science at Pune in 1879 which was subsequently developed into a separate College of Agriculture in 1908. The main building with its grand dome, beautiful entrance hall, library, herbarium, and laboratories for teaching and research in Agriculture, Botany, ...