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Agri Science Congress at TNAU

Staff Reporter

Governor Surjit Singh Barnala will inaugurate it tomorrow

COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University will host the Eighth Agricultural Science Congress 2007 from February 15 to 17 along with the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS). The theme will be `Science for Food, Livelihood Security and Rural Prosperity', TNAU Vice-Chancellor and Academy member C. Ramasamy said here on Tuesday.

Mr. Ramasamy told presspersons that current issues relating to the theme would be deliberated upon in the Congress in which students, agricultural scientists, representatives from non-governmental organisations, agro-industrialists, farmers and officials from the Central and State Government departments would participate.

Governor Surjit Singh Barnala would inaugurate it. Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sobodh Kant Sahai, Minister for Agriculture Veerapandi S. Arumugam, and Minister for Rural Industries, Pongalur N. Palanisamy would be present.

The Governor would also inaugurate a theme-based exhibition. Some 100 exhibitors would put up stalls.

On February 15, a concurrent `Youth Agricultural Science Congress' and exhibition would be inaugurated by Minister for Forestry N. Selvaraj.

On February 16 a session on the `Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions' would be organised where M.S. Swaminathan, NAAS president, would preside.

On February 17 a convocation for candidates who had passed out from the virtual university of Prof. Swaminathan would be held.

The candidates would receive degree certificates from Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development D. Purandareswari.

Policy papers

Academy secretary R.K. Singh said the Academy that was working in the area of bringing out policy papers on important issues related to agriculture had as its members nearly 450 distinguished agricultural scientists. The autonomous body "helped the policy makers and Government on making important decisions on agriculture and environmental issues".

In addition a special lecture by Prof. Swaminathan would be held on February 16.

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