After being kept away for four decades, horticulture is set to make a comeback in the state's mainstream agriculture curricula with the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) deciding to re-induct it as a four-year BSc program.
Horticulture was last taught in KAU in 1979- 1983. The course was discontinued after an alleged ego clash between two departments. The university has decided to bring it back, thanks to the constant pressure of the alumni of the last horticulture degree batch.
Though the KAU academic council passed a resolution to restart the degree course on March 24, it got delayed due to various reasons. Finally, the university has published the prospectus for the new course.
The horticulture course has been modeled in a cost-sharing mode with a higher fee structure. "We have relaunched the course as other states are starting new courses and colleges related to horticulture," KAU Vice-Chancellor B Ashok told TNIE.
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