Shri Venkateshwara University organized a national workshop on the occasion of World Food Day.
Shri Venkateshwara University/Institute
organized a 1-day workshop on post-harvest technologies for managing
horticulture produce on World Food Day.
Experts from IARI, Research Council GOI, and Pantnagar Agriculture
University discussed securing global food supply through better storage and
nutrition preservation.
They discussed measures to double the farmer’s income in the coming days.
The Group Chairman, Dr Sudhir Giri, Chief Advisor Dr VPS Arora, Pro
Chancellor Dr Rajiv Tyagi, & the Chief Speaker Prof. Ramashray Singh
inaugurated the workshop by lighting a lamp to Goddess Saraswati.
The VC Dr Rakesh Yadav, & the Registrar Dr Piyush Pandey joined them to
inaugurate the food security workshop on World Food day.
The Group Chairman, Dr Sudhir Giri, reiterated agriculture is the backbone
of the Indian economy. Through a strong agriculture policy, we can double
farmer’s income and once again become a world leader. The path to the country’s
happiness traverses through the villages of India.
The Chief Guest & Chief Scientist, ICAR, Dr Ramashray Singh opined we
all should join hands to curb food wastage. If we do not stop it now, then the
entire world will suffer from food insecurity, as experienced by South Africa,
Somalia & Ethiopia.
Dr. VPS Arora, a renowned Agriculture Scientist and Chief Advisor, believes
that by improving the storage and nutritional maintenance of harvested crops,
we can vastly increase farmers’ income.
Dr. Rajiv Tyagi, the Pro Chancellor, emphasized that India is primarily an
agrarian society. The agricultural sector, along with animal husbandry,
dairying, and organic farming, provides plentiful opportunities for skilled
young individuals.
Dr. T P Singh, the Chief Scientist at ICAR, stated that when farmers engage
in food production and processing themselves, it not only increases their
income but also significantly boosts the country’s GDP.
The attendees were agriculture scientists Dr Tejpal Singh, Dr CP Singh from
Pantnagar, Dr Rajesh Singh, Dr Divya Girdhar, CA Mr. Vikas Bhatia, Dr SN Sahu,
Dr Shweta Gupta, and Dr Jyoti Singh.
Dr Mata Prasad, Dr Laxmikant, Dr Asiya Wahid, Siddhartha, Kaushal Kumar. SS
Baghel, Sanjiv Rai & Pritpal were all present.
The Meerut Campus Director, Dr Pratap Singh, was also present along with the
Media Incharge, Mr. Vishwas Rana, among others.
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