A delegation of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) arrived at the GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT) at Pantnagar on Thursday. The USDA minister counsellor Scott Schindler led the delegation which interacted with the university officials on various issues.
The meeting of the visiting delegation with the university dean, director and others involved discussions on various issues held in the hall of the international agriculture school.
Speaking on the occasion, the delegation leader Scott Schindler expressed happiness considering the importance being accorded to fundamental science research by the government of India and the GBPUAT. The research subjects in question include biodiversity protection, food and nutrition security, atmospheric changes along with animal and human health among other issues. He spoke about scientific technical developments for tackling these challenges. He provided information related to the various working groups on agriculture formed by USA since 2014. Such working groups can facilitate joint effort with India on aspects including global health security, environmental changes and other issues, he said.