Delegation of Kenyan officials visit TNAU

A 30-member official delegation from Kenya, Malawi and Liberia today visited city based Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), to orient themselves on recent advancements in extension services.
The delegation, under the US sponsored programme for MANAGE, Hyderabad, was exposed to the e-extension initiatives, agri portal directives, precision farming, along with the features on the expert system models for paddy and crop doctor initiatives, a University release said.
As part of the programme, an interactive session was organised in the presence of K Ramasamy, Vice-Chancellor, TNAU, who wanted the farmers to go for innovative ideas to enhance the knowledge and skill components to ensure food safety and security, it said.

He delineated the tried out methodologies for farmers and wanted them to suggest the criteria for world supplies of grains, a remunerative price for food imbibing the value, carotene, protein, carbohydrate, nutrient and safety measures, encompassing longivity and sublimal energy levels.
Chandrasekara, Project Director, MANAGE, specified the significance of training, which invited the officials of Kenya, Malawi and Liberia undergoing 60 days training for inculcating and impregnating ideas of policy makers and farmers, the release said.