L J Ravi 
Bengaluru: At the 59th convocation of Bangalore Agricultural University, retired IAS officer V. Balasubramanian, who made special contributions to sericulture, administrative reform, and rural development, and Yogendra Kumar, the marketing director of another organization, who innovated nano fertilizers and served the farming community, were awarded honorary doctorates by Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot.
In the B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture degree, girls dominated, securing the first two positions. Deepti T.L., a student from Talakala Koppa in Shimoga, emerged as the golden girls by winning the most 13 gold medals, while Sputri R. from Mysore emerged as the golden girls by winning 9 gold medals. Similarly, Aishwarya Gowda from Sirsi excelled in BSc (Hons) Agribusiness Management by winning 7 gold medals.
In the post-graduate category, Aarti R. (5) in Agricultural Economics, Harshita K. (3) in Agronomy, and Sukanya in Agricultural Statistics . Students who excelled Concecation
Retired IAS officer V. Balasubramanian and Marketing Director of IFT Yogendra Kumar were conferred with honorary doctorates at the convocation of Bangalore Agricultural University. Congratulations to the students who won the most gold medals.
Ranebennur (3), Meghana S.N. (3) in Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Priyanka C.S. (2) in Genetics and Genetic Engineering won gold medals. Doctor of Agriculture in Digital
The candidates focused on conducting research and producing useful products for agriculture at low cost
Thawar Chand Geplot Governor
Pravalik K.M. (4), Marepalli Udaya Sindhu in Agricultural Extension (3) and Sputri Shankar K.S. (3) in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry won gold medals. Krishi
As a guest of honor
Krishi Suva N. Chaluvarayaswamy, who arrived as a guest, said, ‘This year, district agricultural training centers are being set up in all districts to advise farmers on disease and pest control measures related to sustainable agriculture,” he said. Implementation
‘The state government has established integrated agricultural food parks. It has given great emphasis on digital agricultural technology with artificial intelligence. This year, the state government has given 100% subsidy to farmers who adopt drip irrigation from the perspective of water efficiency. 90% subsidy will be provided. Use of agricultural wastes for soil health, space-based technology in agriculture will be encouraged,” he said.
Dr. U.S. Asthi, Managing Director of ISTE in New Delhi, said, ”The future of agriculture is not only in the hands of scientists and policymakers. Rather, it lies in the knowledge, skills. And the enthusiasm and innovation of the youth community with an inquiring attitude,” he said.
