Ludhiana, June 16 -- A wave of concern is sweeping among agriculturists, as the number of qualified teachers for the subject in state schools continues to dwindle and the agriculture aspirants fear that the lack of proper teaching resources could severely impact the future of the subject.

Arundeep Singh, a young agriculture graduate from Moga, brought the issue to light by filing a Right to Information (RTI) request. In the reply received earlier this year, it was revealed that only 66 regular master cadre teachers are currently available across Punjab to teach agriculture. This is a sharp decline from the 122 teachers available in 2019, according to the Agriculture Students Association, Punjab.

Agriculture is offered as an optional sub...