In 1955 a team of government officials and educators from India and the United States made an extensive study of agricultural education and production in India. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) began a program of technological assistance to India in 1956, and UT was among the five institutions with which contracts were signed to provide the services. Annually, a contract providing for six advisors and a few short-term consultants was signed by UT. A many-year affiliation with India was launched, which both took UT staff and faculty to India and brought Indian educators to the university. UT helped to establish the agricultural campus at Bangalore and assisted in increasing crop production. In 1966 UT scientists introduced maize (corn) as a food crop in Karnataka. In 1972 the Indian government closed the door to American aid.
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