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The Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU) connected Monday hosted its 56th, 57th, and 58th convocations and handed implicit graduation degrees to 2,135 students, 480 postgraduate students, and 129 Ph.D. scholars. Gold medals were awarded to six Ph.D. scholars, 26 postgraduate and 64 undergraduate students.
Delivering the convocation address, TATA-Cornell Institute of Agriculture and Nutrition manager Prabhu Pingali spoke astir India’s travel from nutrient shortage successful the 1960s to a food-exporting federation now, owed to the Green Revolution. However, helium pointed retired that the state inactive lags successful the accumulation of pulses and coarse grains, resulting successful nutritional deficiencies among a ample conception of the population.
He emphasised the request to alteration cultivation practices, cropping patterns and cultivation policies. Mr. Pingali besides stressed that precocious technologies, integer systems, and hold services indispensable beryllium made accessible to tiny and marginal farmers, and cultivation policies that beforehand harvest diversification indispensable beryllium formulated.
Noting that globalisation has importantly changed nutrient habits and occidental dietary patterns are influencing Indian consumers, helium said readying should align with changing user nutrient habits portion ensuring nutritional information for the population.
TATA-Cornell Institute of Agriculture and Nutrition manager Prabhu Pingali and PJTAU Vice-Chancellor Aldas Janaiah astatine the Combined Convocation connected Monday. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G.
Vice-Chancellor Aldas Janaiah, presenting the convocation report, explained the decisions successful the areas of teaching, probe and extension. For the archetypal time, 15% of undergraduate seats were specially reserved for the children of cultivation labourers and the interest for peculiar quota seats has been reduced from ₹10 lakh to ₹5 lakh, helium said. Under the ‘Scientists astatine farmers’ doorstep’ programme, scientists visited 1,200 villages and interacted with farmers, and caller cultivation colleges person been established successful Kodangal, Nizamabad, and Huzurnagar.
Mr. Pingali was conferred with an honorary doctorate astatine the convocation.
Gannerapu Navya (B.Tech, Agricultural Engineering) bagged six golden medals, Snehalatha B.Sc. (Agriculture) secured 7 golden medals and Maram Sanjana bagged 5 golden medals.
