Himachal Governor Acharya Devvrat on Sunday visited Agriculture University Palampur in Kangra and took stock of various activities being run by the University.
During his continuous three hours visit on foot to different Centers of the University, the Governor gave direction to the concerned scientists to improve the quality.
The Governor interacted with the scientists and got important inputs about their research activities.
He also visited zero budget organic farm working under Department of Organic Agriculture and was happy to see that the yield of natural farming was much better than organic farming, which showed that natural farming was safe and ensure better results.
Devvrat directed Deputy Commissioner CP Verma to convene a meeting of University scientists with the officers of University and horticulture at district level so that they could work in close coordination for the betterment of the farmers.
He also visited seed production farm of the University and asked the concerned authorities to preserve traditional seeds of the area.
He also visited Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex working under Veterinary Collage at Holta and interacted with the veterinary doctors.
The Governor said that the process of artificial insemination adopted was not up to the mark and the experts should train them to minimize the spreading of infection from one animal to another. He added that it was important for saving the Indian breed cow.