Cornell varsity students visit TNAU

A group of students from three top universities, including one from USA, visited Tamil Nadu Agricultural University here, as part of International Agriculture and Rural Development Program of Cornell University.
A total of 50 students and faculty members of Cornell University, USA, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad and Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, were here on January 11 on cross-country learning and got an opportunity to see agricultural development in India, particularly Tamil Nadu, a TNAU release said today.
The three different study groups-- namely agricultural systems, rural infrastructure and value addition, visited different research centres and orchards and the Cornell students had an interactive session with TNAU students regarding the major areas of agricultural research in India and USA and challenges faced by Indian farmers.

The students were exposed to the major initiatives of TNAU with regard to transfer of technology in the e-Extension, Kisan call centres and Community Radio station, it said.
They were explained about various food processing techniques to avoid post harvest losses in agricultural and horticultural crops and had interaction with Vice-Chancellor, K Ramasamy and shared their experience about their visit, it said.