Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Agri Science Congress at TNAU

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.

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