MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE

• To impart education to the undergraduate student in the fields of agronomy, fodder production, conservation techniques and grass land management.
• To undertake agronomic research on forage crops.
• To disseminate the newer technologies in fodder cultivation to the farming community.

• A full-fledged Practical manual was prepared as per the lecture schedule for the practical classes with adequate assignment at the end of each exercise and distributed to all the students. This will also form as a background material for enriching the practical knowledge of the students.
• Lecture notes for the course were prepared in English and the same course contents have been developed in Tamil also for the benefit of the students.

• Developed a Fodder Crops Cafeteria in the College Campus that facilitated conduct of practical classes with live demonstration for easy understanding by the UG students
• E-contents for the course Fodder Production and Grassland Management were developed for the entire course content and uploaded in the e-mode at www.eleranvet.net with the inclusion of Animations, Images and Power point with voice over.
• Fodder album has been prepared for the benefit of the students while conducting practical classes.

S. No.	Title	Duration	Funding agency	Total outlay (Rs. in Lakhs)
1.	Evaluation of Resource use efficiency of Cumbu Napier hybrid grass under drip irrigation	Three years (2013 to 2017)	State Planning Commission, Govt. of TN	10.13
2.	Water conserving hydroponic green forage production for livestock farming	One Year (2014-2015)	NADP Project	28.85
3.	Gender knowledge System in Agriculture	Two years (2015-2017)	ICAR	05.00
4.	Fodder Cultivation Technologies with specific reference to farm mechanization, micro irrigation and grassland management	One year (2014-15)	Dept. of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Govt. of TN	16.53
5.	Evaluation of Bovine Digests from Slaughter House Waste as Organic Fertilizer and for Bioremediation of Pesticide and Tannery Effluent Polluted soil	Two years (2016-2018)	SPC- TNSLURB,  Government of Tamil Nadu	10.80
6.	Establishment of Biotech Kisan hub to be implemented at TNAU and TANUVAS	Two years	DBT	11.2
7.	Effect of domestic sewage water and nutrients on accumulation of nutrients in fodder crops	Nine months	TANUVAS Sub Project	0.25
8.	Effect of different organic manures and inorganic fertilizers on the productivity of fodder maize	Nine months	TANUVAS Sub Project	0.25

S. No.	Title	Duration	Funding agency	Total outlay (Rs. in Lakhs)
1.	Improving the livelihood security of farmers through technological interventions	Five years 2017-22	ICAR- Farmers First Project	95.34
2.	Upscaling of Homestead based multitier model: A Catalyst for Food and Fodder Self-Sufficiency during post COVID situation	One year 2022	TNSLURB – State Planning Commission, Go.TN	4.94
3.	Fodder Conservation and Utilization in Tamil Nadu	Two years 2022-24	TN State Fund - Agriculture Budget, 2022-23	150.00
4.	All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Forage Crops and Utilization – Voluntary Centre	From 2023	ICAR-IGFRI, Jhansi	0.50

S. No.	Title	Duration	Funding agency	Total outlay (Rs. in Lakhs)
1.	Production and supply of green leafy vegetables from roof top garden	Five years (2018-23)	TANUVAS Revolving Fund	1.94

• Training of 270 Field Veterinarians was conducted by this department in 9 batches each 30 participants on the topic` Fodder Cultivation Technologies with specific reference to farm mechanization, micro irrigation and grassland management’
• Agronomic strategies on fodder crops are disseminated to the field workers / Veterinary Assistant Surgeons and other beneficiaries through various training programmes under National Agricultural Development Programme (NADP) and Irrigated Agriculture Modernization and Water-bodies Restoration and Management (IAMWARM)
• Production strategies in fodder crops are disseminated to the farming community through various guest lecturers organized by Directorate of extension education, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, University Research Farm, VUTRCs, Non Profitable Organizations etc.
• Further, extension activities on fodder crops are made available to the farming community through publications as popular articles in English and Tamil as well in the form of pamphlets, booklets etc.
• Exhibits regarding fodders and seed materials are displayed in the regional exhibitions, science city and pongal vizha celebrations organized by TANUVAS

• Agronomy laboratory was strengthened with the display of various exhibits in the form of charts, model tools and implements, chaff cutter, silo, sample seeds of fodder crops, manures and fertilizers.
• Tree census was carried out in the campus and documented
• Demonstration unit of green house has been constructed in the campus.
• Rooftop garden was established for the cultivation of green leafy vegetables.
• Concept of mechanization was introduced in garden activities pertaining to the use of chain saw for tree pruning, hedge trimmer for topiary work, electrical mower for lawn maintenance and brush cutter for weed free environment.

Name of the Faculty	Designation	E-mail	Mobile#
Dr. V.M. Sankaran	Professor and Head	sankaran.v.m@tanuvas.ac.in | sankaranvmagr@gmail.com	+91-9940338315
Dr. V.S. Mynavathi	Assistant Professor	mynavathi.v.s@tanuvas.ac.in	+91-9942965516

The Professor and Head,
Department of Agronomy,
Faculty of Basic Sciences, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai – 600 007.
Phone: +91-44-25364000
E-mail: hodagrmvc@tanuvas.org.in