International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Regional Director, Anindya Chatterjee today suggested to explore some focus areas of nano-tech futuristics research to suit small and marginal farmers.
Inaugurating a two day National Seminar on Nano-Agri-2017 "Nanotechnology for evergreen Revolution," at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Chatterjee said that Canada and India has joint collaboration in many research projects.
In his presidential address, university Vice chancellor, Dr K Ramasamy stressed the importance of nanotechnology and spoke about incorporation of nanotechnology to increase the photo synthetic efficiency in plants.
TNAU is one of the early birds in introducing nanotechnology in agricultural sciences with an intention to derive solutions to unresolved field problems in crop husbandry, Ramasamy said.
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