Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth
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Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth is an agricultural
university
at Rahuri
in Ahmednagar district
of the India
n state of Maharashtra
. It is named after Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
, an activist and social reformer of 19th century.
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
at Rahuri
Rahuri
Rahuri is a city and a municipal council in Ahmednagar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Rahuri is located at . It has an average elevation of 511 metres .-Demographics:...
in Ahmednagar district
Ahmednagar district
Ahmednagar district is the largest district of Maharashtra state in western India. The historical Ahmednagar city is the headquarters of the district. Ahmednagar was the seat of the Ahmednagar Sultanate of late medieval period . This district is also known for the towns of Shirdi associated with...
of the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. It is named after Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
Mahatma Jotiba Govindrao Phule , also known as Mahatma Jotiba Phule was an activist, thinker, social reformer, writer, philosopher, theologist, scholar, editor and revolutionary from Maharashtra, India in the nineteenth century. Jotiba Phule and his wife Savitribai Phule were the pioneer of...
, an activist and social reformer of 19th century.