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The 60th convocation of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, was held connected May 14. A full of 1,115 students who graduated successful the world twelvemonth 2024-25 were awarded degrees successful undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Thaawarchand Gehlot, Governor and Chancellor of the University of Agricultural Sciences, presided implicit the function.
Noting that agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy, Mr. Gehlot raised the contented of excessive usage of chemical fertilizer and pesticides that pollute the situation and adversely impact quality health.
“It is important to beforehand earthy farming. By utilizing natural elements, ungraded fertility and productivity can beryllium increased. Quality of onshore tin beryllium improved by utilizing organic fertilizer,” he said.
N. Cheluvarayaswamy, Agriculture Minister, was besides contiguous astatine the event. He expressed happiness that the fig of pistillate students successful agriculture has been increasing. Female students have emerged as the apical performers, with 35 students crossed Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral programmes collectively securing 97 golden medals and certificates.
Noting that the State authorities has implemented galore schemes for the improvement of agriculture and allied sectors, Mr. Cheluvarayaswamy said that it was the work of cultivation institutions, officials and cultivation scientists to establish direct interaction with farmers, recognize their problems and supply accusation about new technologies.
He besides called upon the assemblage students to usage the cognition and skills they have acquired to code the challenges successful the assemblage and crook them into opportunities.
L.S. Shashidhara, manager astatine National Centre for Biological Sciences, noted that the university’s caller NAAC A+ people accreditation was a singular achievement.
Honorary doctorate degrees were conferred upon G.V.K. Naidu, chairman and managing manager of Sam Agri Fresh Private Limited; Srikantha H.K, agricultural entrepreneur, progressive farmer, and societal worker; and Aravind T.M, a pioneer successful the adoption of high-tech precision farming, in designation of their commendable work successful the tract of agriculture.
