A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) and the CTRAN Consultancy ltd, Bhubaneswar on Thursday to develop and implement research projects for mitigating the ill effects of climate change.
The collaboration would help strengthen research, academic and extension activities to address climate change-related issues in an effective manner.
It would also help in providing real-time solutions to the problems faced by the farming community arising out of climate change.
The MoU was signed by OUAT PME Director Dr KK Rout and CTRAN Consultancy ltd MD Dr Ashok Kumar Singh in the presence of OUAT Vice-Chancellor Prof S Pasupalak at a special function organised in the university.