BRIEF INFORMATION OF THE DEPARTMENT

Earlier there was department of English, but considering the importance of basic sciences in whole agricultural R&D and education, this department was enhanced with the nomenclature of department of Basic Science and Humanities (15^th February, 2019) within the premises of B. A. College of Agriculture at Anand Agricultural University Anand  with a clear vision towards strengthening academic domains of Mathematics, Physics, and English as well as to enhance the foundational knowledge in these subjects and also to cultivate a multidisciplinary approach, fostering a holistic educational environment.

At present, the department is headed by Dr. M. S. Kulshrestha and members of the Department include 1 Professor, 3 Assistant Professors, and 1 Senior Research Fellow. The newly established department focuses on teaching and research in Mathematics, Physics, and English across Polytechnic, UG, and PG levels within the university and its campuses. As a multidisciplinary entity, department conducts research with applications in agriculture, particularly emphasizing the prediction of weather parameters and crop yield using various mathematical and statistical models, the application of remote sensing techniques in agricultural practices. During 2019-20, Total 7 projects were funded by Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad on crop identification, crop discrimination, soil fertility assessment, soil moisture estimation rice productivity. In addition, the department houses well developed Computer lab, Remote sensing equipments and instruments, Experimental laboratory and Language lab. Currently (2023-24) the department is having 2 ongoing projects viz., “Establishment of Centre for Precision Farming” under Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) worth 4.71 Crores and a Plan project “Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Pest and Disease Detection and Grain Quality of Various Crops” worth 17,00,000 lac with the financial support of Govt. of Gujarat .

Mandate and Objective of the Department

• To impart education of Mathematics, Physics, and English to UG and PG Students
• To offer direction and guidance to postgraduate students for their multidisciplinary thesis research work in various fields of agriculture.
• To utilize various statistical and mathematical techniques, including ANN, data mining, regression models, and fuzzy regression, for weather parameter prediction, crop yield estimation, and solving nonlinear problems.
• To apply concepts of Remote Sensing and GIS for interdisciplinary research in agriculture, focusing on crop identification, soil fertility assessment, crop biophysical and bio chemical parameters and evaluating soil moisture estimation techniques, alongside investigating the utility of Precision Farming Technology.
• To enhance student’s language proficiency through the practice of four components of communication skills, namely, listening, speaking, reading and writing and empowering them to thrive in the competitive global landscape with highly equipped language lab comprising audio-visual facilities.

Facilities of Farm / Lab

• Well-equipped Language Laboratory (28+1 computers with Audio-visual facilities)
• Well-equipped Computer Laboratory
• Well-equipped Experimental laboratory (soil testing & analysis)
• Well maintained Remote sensing equipments and instruments

Detail Information About Activities and Achievements

1. TEACHING
2. RESEARCH
3. RECOMMENDATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
4. PUBLICATIONS
5. SEMINARS / CONFERENCES / SYMPOSIA ORGANIZED
6. AWARDS