Foundation stone laid for first Horticulture University in Haryana

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Radha Mohan Singh, on 6 April 2016 laid the foundation stone of Haryana State University of Horticultural Sciences at Karnal, Haryana.
The establishment of a fully-fledged horticultural university will cater the needs to support the gap between teaching, research and extension activities in the state.
• The university will be built on 118 acres. It will meet the demand of skilled human resources.
• The university will establish the convergence and synergy to disseminate latest technology and horticulture education to the young generation.
• The university is expected to help in improving productivity levels and to adopt appropriate crop diversification to suit the agro climatic conditions of the region.
• It will also act as a skill development centre to cater the larger demand for trained manpower in the production, post harvest and processing industries.
University will also act as a skill development centre to cater the larger demand for trained manpower in the production, post harvest and processing industries. 
There is a huge scope for agro-processing industries like mango, citrus, aonla, strawberry in fruits and pea, tomato, potato, carrots, garlic, onion in vegetables and mushroom.