Climate change, water crisis, digital learning clubbed with artificial learning and robotics would have to be the focus areas in future agriculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Director General Trilochan Mohapatra said today.
He was speaking at the 48th Foundation Day of Tamil Nadu Agriculture University (TNAU) here.
Mohapatra, who is also Secretary, Department of Agriculture Research Education under the Ministry of Agriculture, appreciated the nano-technological research at the university, a TNAU release here said.
He lauded the TNAU for setting an example to all other agricultural institutions in the country in the field.
ICAR Deputy Director of General, Dr S Alagusundaram advised the scientific community to utilise National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) data from more than 225 institutions across the country to chart out a plan to tackle global warming impact on agriculture.
TNAU Vice-Chancellor Dr K Ramasamy, in his address, praised the cooperation extended by ICAR in transforming agricultural education and research and emphasised the need for framing curriculum that suits the interests of the state and the region.
B.F.Tech degrees, under Open and Distance Learning, were awarded to 229 farmers and entrepreneurs on the occasion.
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