Professor of Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, United States of America, Susan R. McCouch said that access to healthy food and clean water is key to global health and prosperity. Delivering the convocation address at the Graduation Day of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) here on Monday, she also said that education requires participation and sharing by teachers and students for empowering all concerned.
Vice Chancellor of the University K. Ramasamy said that TNAU played a pivotal role in helping the State scale to new heights in food grain production in the last three years.
When 30 districts in Tamil Nadu were declared drought hit about three years ago, TNAU had stepped in to help out with interventions and technology suggestions.
Ms. McCouch and Minister for Agriculture and Pro-Chancellor of the university R. Vaithilingam distributed degree certificates to graduates.
Doctoral degrees were given away to 111 candidates of the university. Degree certificates were given to 199 post graduates and 827 under graduates.
Earlier that day, the Minister presided over the graduation ceremony and conferred degree of doctor of science (Honoris Causa) to Ms. McCouch, former Assistant Secretary General of United Nations and former Director of World Food Program Pedro Medrano Rojas and Chairman and Managing Director of J.G. Information Systems Pvt. Ltd. Ashok Bakthavathsalam.
Source : The Hindu
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