State Agriculture Minister Harak Singh Rawat said that at a time when the nation is achieving progress in agriculture development, the youth of the nation are getting farther from agriculture, which is a cause for concern.
Speaking at a review meeting in the GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT) College of Agriculture Management, the Minister said that there is need for encouraging the youth to work in the agriculture sector.
The GBPUAT can play an important role in facilitating this. “The desired integrated development of the State and nation will be possible only when educated youth consider themselves obliged to work in the agriculture sector,” said Rawat.
The Minister further said that a full time vice chancellor be appointed in the university by the start of the new year. The university vice chancellor Professor HS Dhami informed the Minister about the various aspects of research and academic activities going on in the university.
The university registrar J Kumar spoke about the achievements of the university. The Uttarakhand Seeds and Terai Development Corporation managing director PS Bisht and various lecturers, scientists and officials of the university were also present on the occasion.