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Prof.(Dr.) Madan Singh Yadava
Dean College of Hill Agriculture, Chirbatiya, Rudraprayag.
Former Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Former Dean Students Welfare,
Former Chairman of Department of Agronomy of Agr Birsa Agriculture University
Mail id : cohachirbatiya2013@gmail.com
Brief Profile
Dr. Madan Singh Yadava, currently Dean College of Hill Agriculture, Chirbatiya, Rudraprayag camp at Ranichauri Tehri Garhwal, has 39 years experience of teaching, research, and extension in the field of crop management, integrated farming systems, crop physiology, agro-forestry, etc. He served as Dean, College of Agriculture, Dean of Students Welfare, Chairman of the Department of Agronomy, and faculty of the department of Agronomy at Birsa Agriculture University.
Dr. Yadava has significantly contributed towards the development of technologies in the field of rain-fed agriculture, especially in distressful dryland conditions, and is well adoptable to farmers (small and marginal groups). He put forward three models of integrated farming systems to be popularized by extension machines of Birsa Agricultural University (Ranchi) and other state governments, including Jharkhand. He has guided 7 PG students and 4 Ph.D. scholars and been on the advisory committee of more than 15 PG/Ph.D.
Dr. Yadava has to his credit about 26 research papers published in peer-reviewed research journals, 3 invited papers in international journals, 17 papers in conferences, symposiums, and seminars, 20 papers as extended summaries/abstracts, 09 books/book chapters published on different subjects, and 10 in magazines.
The College of Hill Agriculture (CoHA) is the third constituent college of VCSG Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry which is spread in an area of 8.09 hectare at an altitudinal range of 1900-2300 m above mean sea level. The college is about 40 km away from Rudraprayag, 180 km from Rishikesh and 188 km from Dehradun. The geographical and climatic conditions of the region are considered to be suitable for cultivation of temperate fruit crops (walnut, apricot and chestnut), potato, medicinal & aromatic plants, etc. Presently the college at Chirbatiya is under construction, so, the classes of students registered in B.Sc. Agriculture (Honours) degree programmee are being held at the College of Forestry, Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal. Apart from teaching the college is also involved in research and extension activities.
HISTORY:-
Agrarian conditions in hills are far different from those in plains. Recognizing the importance of hill agriculture in the state, the College of Hill Agriculture was inaugurated by then Hon’ble Agriculture Minister Dr. Harak Singh Rawat at Chirbatiya, Rudraprayag on 24th September 2013. The land for this purpose was transferred by District Horticulture Department of Rudraprayag to the University on 21.09.2013. From November 2013, one year diploma course on Mali Training started at Chirbatiya and continued for two successive years. After this, B.Sc. Agriculture (Honours) degree programmee of College of Hill Agriculture started at College of Forestry, Ranichauri. At present, due to lack of infrastructure and other facilities at Chirbatiya, the degree programmee is running at Ranichauri.
The construction work is under progress. The classes of the students are presently carried out at College of Forestry, Ranichauri.
- Administrative Block
- Orchards
- Research Blocks
- Guest House
- Residences
- Temperate Fruit Plants Nursery
Under Graduate programmes
At present, College of Hill Agriculture, Chirbatiya is offereing four year Under Graduate degree programmee in B.Sc. Agriculture (Honours) at College of Forestry, Ranichauri.
| S.No. | Name | Designation | Discipline |
| 1. | Dr. M.S Yadav | DEAN (Adm & Tech) | Agriculture |
| 2. | Dr. Laxmi Rawat | Assistant Professor | Plant Pathology |
| 3. | Dr. Sumit Chaudhary | Assistant Professor | Agronomy |
| 4. | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar | Assistant Professor | Microbiology
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| 5. | Dr. Ankit Kumar | Assistant Professor | Horticulture
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