Reduce The Gap Between the Rich and the Poor- Governor Tells Agricultural University Students

·        Governor delivered the First Convocation Address at the Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University on Wednesday

·        Agricultural Universities should play greater role in rural development - Governor Narasimhan

Hyderabad, December 13: Addressing the faculty and students at the First Convocation of the Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University at Rajendranagar on Wednesday, Governor of Telangana and AP and Chancellor of the University, Sri E.S.L. Narasimhan said the it is the responsibility of the Agricultural Universities to see to that the gap between the rich and the poor is reduced. More research in Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Horticulture is key to rural development, the Governor said.   While presenting Degrees to the students, gh advised the Doctoral, Post Graduate and Graduate Degree recipients of the Agricultural University to adopt villages and work for the development of the villages. The Governor also said that the Professors, Researchers and Students should take their knowledge in the books to the field. He complimented the students for the research conducted to improve the lives of farmers and to ensure that the benefits of research reaches them. The State should be divided the farm lands into crop colonies and it should be ensured that the farmers derive maximum benefit out of the system. The University is deeply involved in formulating the guidelines to devise the system of crop colonies. He also said that we need to see how it will really multiply the incomes of farmers because for the farmer his land is everything in his life. That is the reason why we should assure them that their crops will not fail by using technology, better seeds, said Governor Narasimhan.

Prof. Trilochan Mohapatra, Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) participated in the Convocation as the Chief Guest. 

-Press note