Marathwada Agricultural University
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Marathwada Agricultural University is an agricultural
university
at Parbhani
in the India
n state of Maharashtra
. This university was established on May 18, 1972.
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
at Parbhani
Parbhani
Parbhani is a city in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Parbhani, formerly known as “Prabhavatinagar”, is a city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District.Parbhani is approximately situated at the centre of Maharashtra...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. This university was established on May 18, 1972.
Colleges
The following ten colleges are affiliated to the Marathwada Agricultural University:- College of Agriculture, Parbhani (established in 1956)
- College of Food Technology, Parbhani (established in 1976)
- College of Home Science, Parbhani (established in 1976)
- College of Horticulture, Parbhani (established in 1984)
- College of Agricultural Engineering, Parbhani (established in 1986)
- College of Agriculture, Latur (established in 1987)
- College of Agriculture & Bio-Technology, Latur (established in 2006)
- College of Agriculture Business Management, Chakur, Latur (established in 2009)
- College of Agriculture, Osmanabad (established in 2000)
- College of Agriculture, Ambajogai (establishment in 2000)
- College of Agriculture, Badnapur (established in 2000)