MUMBAI: Soon, ‘agriculture’ will be taught as a subject and would be made part of the school curriculum in Maharashtra. The state government has asked Maharashtra State Council Of Education Research and Training Institute (MSCERT) and Maharashtra Council of Agriculture, Education and Research (MCAER) to jointly prepare the curriculum.
The decision was taken in a joint meeting of the school education and agriculture department on Wednesday in the presence of ministers Varsha Gaikwad and Dadaji Bhuse, and senior bureaucrats. Bhuse said the inclusion of agriculture in curriculum would not only create interest among students in the sector but also ensure agricultural and social commitments towards the farmer community in rural areas. “We have instructed both the departments to prepare the syllabus keeping in view the age and intelligence of the students,” said Gaikwad.
