Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU) at Hisar has been conferred the prestigious Krishi Shiksha Samman Award 2015 in recognition of its contribution in increasing agriculture productivity and rural prosperity.
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh presented the award to CCSHAU, Vice-Chancellor Dr KS Khokhar at the award ceremony held at New Delhi. The award carried a certificate of appreciation, trophy and cash prize of Rs1,11,000. Krishi Shiksha Samman Award is given in commendation of purposeful contributions that made a difference in the field of agriculture to increase productivity and enhance rural prosperity.
The University was honoured for developing two single cross maize hybrids HM-12 and HM-13 and a wheat variety WH-1105 under the innovative farming technology last year. These hybrids or variety are high yielding, disease resistant and environment friendly. Besides, these would also help farmers in reducing the cost of cultivation, said Dr Khokhar,
The state stands first in productivity of wheat, bajra, mustard and guar as well as export of basmati rice. It is also second largest contributor to the central food reserves after Punjab, he added. The university was earlier recognised for its good teaching, research by the ICAR.