NAHEP (Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Agriculture)

Context: Recent developments include the World Bank-funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project and Indian Agricultural Research Project in New Delhi.

National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP)

• Launched by: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). 
• Aim: to attract talent and strengthen higher agricultural education in the country.
• Objective: To support participating in agricultural universities(AU) and ICAR in providing more relevant and higher quality education to AU students.
• Funding: World Bank to contribute 50% along with government.
• 3 Components to the Project

oComponent 1: Support to Agricultural Univesities.

oComponent 2: Investment in ICAR for Leadership in Agricultural Higher Education.

oComponent 3: Project Management and Learning.

World Bank

• About: It is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects.
• Establishment: July 1944, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States
• Members: 189 Countries
• Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States