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Qualified horticulturists can be gainfully employed in agro-based industries, fruit and vegetable processing units, forestry-based industries, insecticide, pesticide, and fungicide manufacturing units; and state horticulture and forest departments. Moreover hotels, health farms, holiday resorts employ horticulturists to beautify their environments.
The ICAR conducts a pan-India entrance examination for admission into undergraduate courses in agriculture, horticulture, and allied sciences for seats in state agricultural universities. Among the most reputable universities/colleges of agriculture/horticulture are: Kerala Agricultural University; Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli; Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri; Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani; College of Agriculture, Pune; University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore; University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore; College of Agriculture, Karnataka; Rahuri; Rev. Carey Institute of Horticulture, Kolkata; Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan; Central Agricultural University, Imphal; G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar; Gujarat Agricultural University; BHU; University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad.
With an annual growth rate of 30-35 percent, India’s high potential horticulture industry is blooming and is poised for a great leap forward with the opening up of foreign markets.