Concept:- Objectives: a) Acquisition of technical and managerial capabilities of designing, developing, maintaining a Hydroponics/Aquaponics facility;

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2 Agricultural Development Trust, Baramati College of Agriculture Baramati And Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand Experiential Learning Program in Horticulture Concept:- Experiential learning (EL) is philosophy and methodology in which educators purposefully engage with leaders in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skill, entrepreneurship, and inculcate values. EL is for building skills in project development and execution, decision making, individual and team coordination, approach to problems solving, accounting, quality control, marketing and resolving conflicts, etc. the programme has end to end approach. Carefully calibrated activities move participants to explore and discover their own potential and in process, provide analytical skills and business acumen. Both activities and felicitation play a critical role in enhancing team performance. EL thus, provides the students an excellent opportunity to develop analytical and entrepreneurial skills, and knowledge through meaningful hands on experience, confidence in their ability to design and execute project work. Objectives: a) Acquisition of technical and managerial capabilities of designing, developing, maintaining a Hydroponics/Aquaponics facility; b) Enhancement of professional, entrepreneurial and practical skills through hands on working experience in a Hydroponics/Aquaponics facility; c) Comprehension of issues as well as potential of urban/peri-urban agriculture in context of urbanization, agribusiness, marketing and sustainability; d) Exposure to learning and networking environment of international multicultural multidisciplinary institute. e) To acquire enterprise management capabilities including skills for project development and execution, accountancy, national/international marketing, etc. 2 P a g e

3 Eligibility- Eligibility of colleges:- This programme should be only for M.P.K.V., Rahuri for Granted or Non granted affiliated Agriculture, Horticulture colleges are eligible for this programme. Eligibility of Student:- According to guideline, Students from M.P.K.V. Rahuri jurisdiction must have completed third or appeared at the last year of Bachelor s degree programme from Agriculture, Horticulture are eligible for this ELP programme. To get the eligibility for registering the EL programme, the students should have completed all the courses successfully till VI th semester. No student should be allowed to take up the EL programme with any backlog/repeat courses. The selection of the student for this EL programme shall be based on good academic performance /merit of the student at the end of VI th Semester. 30 students merit list will be displayed on basis of merit and financial capacities. 10 students would be in waiting list. Students enrolled at AIT will be provided library and learning facilities of AIT based on rules and regulations of AIT. Commencement of programme: Upon approval by MPKV, Rahuri, AIT, Bangkok is asked to start with the ELP module (Horticulture) is December Fee Structure- AIT, Bangkok University has proposed the following fee structure based on enrolled numbers for 30 students. The students are responsible for financing their own study programme at MPKV and AIT. AIT and MPKV Have no responsibility in the costs of the students will make. Fee per candidate in rupees- Air fare charges- approximately Rs. 18, /- Insurance Rs.2500/- Application processing and coordination fees Rs- 5000/- Food and living expenses- Approximately Rs. 10,000 per month. / 8000 Thai Baht Per month. Tuition fee- Rs. 1.5 lakh or Thai Bath (once) Total financial budget per student approximately: Lakhs. 3 P a g e

4 Duration (Day wise) The EL programme is to be offered for 180 days period in the final year at AIT. As the EL programme is enterprise oriented, Students and faculty are carry out differentactivities of the EL on all 180 days without any break. The total 20 credits workloads are recommended for EL programme of 180 days. Experiential Learning Plan Theory and practical lession plan in EL Programme in Horticulture. Protected cultivation Greenhouse Concept and Classification based on Suitability and cost Type of structure Number of spans Covering material Environmental control Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)as an Agricultural Alternative Agronomic Factors of Greenhouse Crops, Climatic Factors and Crop Response, Temperature, Heating and Cooling, Light, Carbon Dioxide, Relative Humidity, Properties of Materials Used for Structure, Floor and Coverings. 1. Hydroponics a) Introduction, Definition, advantages and Benefits of Hydroponics Hydroponic Mediums [e.g. Coconut coir, peat moss, bark, shavings, sawdust, vermiculite, bagasse, rice hulls, Perlite, Rockwool] b) Sand culture and Gravel Culture c) Dutch Bucket Method d) Nutrient Film Technique i) Features and benefits of NFT e) The raft, float or deep flow system 2. Aeroponics a) Root mist technique b) Fog feed technique c) Vertical Gardening d) Plant Nutrition [Macro and Micro] e) Lighting [Intensity, Duration, Color] 3. Aquaponics a) Potential Fish for Aquaponics b) Recirculating Aqua cultural Systems Design Considerations A) Balancing the Hydro-/Aquaponics system a) Mass Balance b) Loading Rates c) Production Terms d) Fish and Plant Growth 4 P a g e

5 B) Water quality a) Water Sources[Ground water Rain water, Well water, Municipal water, Filtered water] b) Water Quality Requirements [ph, EC ] c) Water Quality Parameters[O 2, ph, Temp, Hardness, Nitrogen] d) Water Quality Measurement C) Environmental quality a) Air b) Water D) Crops in Hydroponics and Aquaponics a)vegetables in Hydroponics [Lettuce, Basil, Spring onion] Fruit vegetables such as (Tomato, Brinjal, Cucumber, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Spinach, Pea, Beans, Beets, Water Melon, Musk Melon, Root Vegetable Like Carrot, Radish.) And Fruit Crops Like Strawberry. b) Flowers in Hydroponics ( Orchids, Anthurium, Lily s, Tulips ) c) Dairy grasses in Aquaponics (Azolla, Barley, Oat, Sorghum, Wheat grass, Rice grass, water Hyacinth,Maize, Napier) E) Fish in aquaponics a) Common carp, Tilapia, Catfish, Catla,Rohu, Mrigal carp. Operation and Maintenance of the System 4.1 Fish and plant production planning and control Feed Management, Planning Fish Health Management, Plant Nutrition and Health Management, Post-Harvest Handling 4.2 Regular maintenance and troubleshooting Backup Systems. 4.3 Record keeping 5 P a g e

6 Form No.(For Office Use only).. Agricultural Development Trust, Baramati College of Agriculture Baramati And Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand Experiential Learning Program in Horticulture To, Date- / /2017 The Principal College of Agriculture Shardanagar, Baramati Subject - Application for admission to ELP programme in Horticulture.. Respected sir, I hereby wish to take admission in your esteemed organization for the following course. Experiential Learning Program in Horticulture Applicant s information 1 Name of applicant 2 Permanent address 3 Full name of Father Contact number Landline number - Mobile number - Name of College (Agriculture and Allied) Name of Agriculture University *Only for M.P. K.V. Rahuri Students 7 Reg. No. 8 Year of Admission 9 CGPA till VI sem 10 Attach photocopy of following documents with application form 1. Grade Card up to VI sem 2. Bonafide certificate 3. Passport Copy 4. Consent letter For more information please visit our website or send on agricolbmt@rediffmail.com. Last date for submission of application is 14 Dec P a g e

7 Instructions Download the above application form. Fill it properly. Attach all the necessary photocopies of the documents with this form. Write Application form for ELP Program in Horticulture on envelope of application form. The students whose passport is not valid for next one year or applications without passport number will be disqualified from the selection process Send the above application form to the following address on or before 14 Dec 2017 by hand or by post on following college address. OR send the scanned copy of fully filled application form along with necessary documents and send to To, The Principal College of Agriculture Malegaon colony, Sharadanagar Baramati Dist. Pune Maharashtra Pin P a g e

8 To Whom So Ever It May Concern I...hereby declared that, I am willing to register for Experiential learning programme in Horticulture for VIII semester which is to be held at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. I am assuring you that, I will be responsible for all the expenses which include the Tuition fees, Travel Fess, Visa Fees, Insurance fees and living expenses which is required for this ELP programme. I am aware that approximate expenses of this programme would be around 3.5 to 4 Lakhs rupees including all expenses. Name of Father- Name of Student - Sign. of Father - Sign. of Student- Regn. No. Name of College - 8 P a g e