Academic Department • Assam Agricultural University

Natural Resource Management

Constituent Department under College of Horticulture and Farming System Research

6 Faculty Members UG / PG Programmes 13 Projects Contact HOD
Academic Department

Natural Resource Management

Constituent Department under College of Horticulture and Farming System Research

Welcome to the Department of Natural Resource Management
Undergraduate (UG) Courses 11 Courses
# Course No. Course Title Credit Syllabus
1 AHD (Hort)-222 * Livestock & Poultry Management 2 (1+1) —
2 Hort (Hort)-312 * Introductory Agro-forestry 2 (1+1) —
3 NRM (Ag-met)-313 * Agro-meteorology and Climate Change 3 (2+1) —
4 NRM (Agron)-122 * Water Management in Horticultural Crops 2 (1+1) —
5 NRM (Agron)-313 * Introduction to Major Field Crops 3 (2+1) —
6 NRM (Eng)-222 * Farm Power and Machinery 2 (1+1) —
7 NRM-Soil-112 * Fundamentals of Soil Science 2 (1+1)
8 NRM-Soil-122 * Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management 2 (1+1)
9 NRM-Soil-123 * Environmental Studies and Disaster Management 3 (2+1)
10 NRM-Soil-212 * Soil, Water and Plant Analysis 2 (1+1)
11 NRM-Soil-323 * Organic Farming 3 (2+1)
* indicates compulsory courses.

Research & Extension Projects

13 Total Projects
Ongoing Projects (7)
NABARD Rs. 1705305.00 Lakh Ongoing
"Good Quality Potato Seeds and Tubers Production using Aeroponic technology under low-cost poly house", in Nalbari District, as PI
NABARD Rs. 1194873 Lakh Ongoing
Vegetables and Spices Cultivation on Floating beds" in Nalbari district, as PI,
R & D , AAU Rs. 3.71428 Lakh Ongoing
A novel composition of enriched banana silage as nonconventional feed for cattle
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) & RENEW Rs. 0.18 Lakh Ongoing
Developing a Voluntary Carbon Market project for agroforestry plantations and regenerative agriculture in the state of Assam
Govt. of Assam Ongoing
Establishment of Natural Farming and Organic Agriculture under R & D
Assam Agricultural University Ongoing
Development of a Mobile Application and Agro-climatic Atlas for Climate Smart Agriculture in Assam
India Meteorological Department, Ministry of Earth Sciences Rs. 11.27 Lakh Ongoing
Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS)
Completed Projects (6)
ICAR-CIRC, Meerut, UP Rs. 3.0 Lakh 2022 Completed
“Intervening abnormal metestrus bleeding and silent estrus associated infertility in cows of north eastern states of Assam and Meghalaya ”
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Dipak Kumar Sarma)
ICAR-CIRC, Meerut, UP Rs. 814000.00 Lakh 2022 Completed
“Improvement of the performance of Lakhimi cattle under farm conditions as well as at farmer’s level”
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Dipak Kumar Sarma)
CIRC,Meerut Rs. 800000.00 Lakh 2021 Completed
“Sensitization of dairy cattle farmers for augmenting production through optimized managemental and nutritional intervention with input distribution ”
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Dipak Kumar Sarma)
RKVY Rs. 134000.00 Lakh 2021 Completed
Upscaling farm management practices, clinical apprehension and first line disease intervention skill of animal farmers of Baksa district in Assam.
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Dipak Kumar Sarma)
RKVY Rs. 99500.00 Lakh 2019 Completed
“Utilization of Bio-waste for wealth generation”
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Dipak Kumar Sarma)
IINRG ICAR 2016 Completed
Network Project on Conservation of Lac Insect Genetic Resources (NPCLIGR)
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Mr. Athar Nishat Islam)