Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 15: Royal Association for Science-led Socio-Cultural Advancement (RASSA) New Delhi, in collaboration with Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-J) is going to organize two days National Seminar on “Smart Technologies to Boost Farm Profitability & Socio Economic Status of Rural India” on Nov 19 and 20.
More than 300 distinguished scientists and policy makers from across the country will deliberate on issues of technological innovations, concerning environment, agriculture, food science & transfer of technology to provide a roadmap for doubling farmers’ income and overall socio-economic development of rural India.
SKUAST-Jammu has been selected the venue of the two days’ national seminar for discussing the policy issues for the sustainable advancement of the farming and rural society. The objectives of the two-day national seminar are the invigorating transformation of farm extension towards sustainable development; advances in crop production technologies & natural resource management: crop improvement and protection technology; agri-preneurship; environment & sustainability and extension system & policy issues.
RASSA is an all India non-profit professional society of technocrats, business persons and other luminaries setup to facilitate the noble goal for overall advancement of the people and rural areas in a sustainable manner protecting natural resources and ecosystems through science- led interventions.
Issues pertaining to research, development and administration will be identified and recommendations will be passed on to Government departments, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, State Agricultural Universities, Development departments, informed Dr Poonam Parihar the organizing secretary of the seminar.
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