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Agricultural Engineering

Agricultural Engineering

Agricultural Engineering is the engineering discipline that applies engineering science and technology to agricultural production and processing, living systems, and to the management of natural resources.

Agricultural Engineers are involved in the design of agricultural machinery, equipment, and agricultural structures and perform tasks as planning, supervising and managing the building of dairy effluent schemes, irrigation, drainage, flood and water control systems, perform environmental impact assessments and interpret research results and implement relevant practices.

Presently the Agriculture Engineering Cell of Food Security & Agriculture Development Department is looking after various infrastructure developments works of Agricuture/ Horticulture Department, trial and introduction of efficient water application methods like drip & sprinkler, Trials and demonstration of improved agricultural tools and implements etc.