College of Agriculture Engineering and Technology, Thane

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About College of Agriculture Engineering and Technology, Thane

College of Agriculture Engineering and Technology, Thane is a government college in Thane, Maharashtra, established in 2015. Campusbells lists it under Agricultural Science and Technology, with courses including B.Tech.

The Konkan region, inspite of being a generous gift of natural resources, has by and large remainded under-developed. This lad to the peculiar social problem of migration of able-bodied and talented men to nearby areas like Mumbai and Pune in search of employment, leaving behind old men, women and children to look after agriculture in traditional way following the most primitive methods of cultivation. the Government of Maharashtra established the Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth on the 18th May 1972 to impart education, conduct research on location specific problems and disseminate the improved crop production technologies amongst the farming community.

The university was renamed as Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli on 12th February 2001.

As described on the institution’s website

At a glance

Key facts

Established

2015

Ownership

Public / Government

Stream

Agricultural Science and Technology

Location

Thane, Maharashtra

Academics

Courses offered at College of Agriculture Engineering and Technology, Thane

1 programme listed