BROOKE INDIA SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoU) WITH ACHARYA NARENDRA DEVA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY AYODHYA, UTTAR PRADESH (UP)
Pashudhan Praharee Network, Ghaziabad, 30th December 2020
Brooke India (BI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Acharya Narendra Deva University Of Agriculture & Technology (ANDUAT), Kumarganj, Ayodhya, UP for knowledge partnership in research, support studies on equine health, production, training of staff and students, and other allied activities which would benefit the equine and their owners and other relevant stakeholders in the state of UP.
The MoU was signed by Dr. R. K. Joshi, Dean, Veterinary & Animal Sciences, ANDUAT and Brig JS Dharmadheeran (Retd) Country Director (CD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), BI. Through this partnership, both organisations will leverage their inherent strengths and collaborate to achieve better outcomes which foster better equine welfare in the state.
BI will also support ANDUAT in the collection of laboratory samples and garnering relevant field data. Besides, both institutions will also work together to conduct joint knowledge exchange events/webinars, develop mutually beneficially developmental project, and create skill enhancement opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate students and staff members.
This MoU is the beginning of a long term relationship between the two premier institutions for developing new tools and techniques for addressing equine centric issues in the state. It is anticipated that this agreement will further lead to sustainable development and economic development of the economically weaker section of society especially equine owning communities, who depend on their working equines to earn their livelihood. Despite the drastic decline in the equine population as per the latest livestock census, the state still has one of the largest equine populations in the country.
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About BI and ANDUAT
BI: Brooke Hospital for Animals (India) (hereafter known as Brooke India or BI), is a Not For Profit Company registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act 1956 (Now Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013). It is registered as an Animal Welfare Organization by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) and works for the welfare of working equids. BI’s mission is to sustainably improve the conditions of working equines and that of the underprivileged marginalized families that own them. Since its inception in 2001, BI has been focussing on the upliftment of marginalised equine owning communities in 11 States and Union Territories in India which include Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. (httwww.thebrooke.org/our-work/india)
ANDUAT:
Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology (ANDUAT) Kumarganj, Ayodhya, (U.P.), is a premier institute established in 1975. The University is devoted to education, research and extension to advance the economic and social development of the state through its mandate given in the Act. It manages its staff, physical and financial resources to respond to new challenges and opportunities through a well-organized planning process. The University keeps on addressing changes in the themes of the programmes by creating value for achieving improvement in the research, teaching and extension programmes. Keeping the mandate in view, the University has set the following goals: Create opportunities for education in the fields of agriculture and allied sciences for the citizens of the state through the establishment of institutions of higher learning, Implement appropriate research and technology development programmes in the aforementioned areas through specific projects and schemes. (https:www.nduat.org/)
