NE EDUCATION SERVICE
COIMBATORE, JAN 22
Dr. N. Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore has been conferred with “Harit Ratna Award 2019”, says a release here on Wednesday.
The award was given away at the All India Agricultural Students Association (AIASA) during its 5th National Youth Convention “Next Generation Agriculture Innovations: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Employment Generation in Agri and Allied Sector” held on Jan 20 and 21 at Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyala, Raipur.
The award was conferred to him for dissemination of Rs.30 crore entrepreneurship project for attracting youth in agri business activity and his contribution to increase the impact of fertigation, precision farming, ultra high density planting system for increasing farmers income and involved in increasing awareness of students and their role for welfare of the society and motivated the students to agriculture sector in Tamil Nadu.
He was instrumental in developing and signing MoU with many universities for students’ exchange and research collaborative programmes. During his career, Dr. Kumar bagged 5 in house medals and 7 National medals from the organizations for his contribution to Horticulture.
He was also part of accreditation team of ICAR. Prof. Kumar has published 8 text books and 14 chapters in editorial book, more than 130 research papers in international and National Journal and many monuments and bulletins, the release adds.
