Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 23: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu (SKUAST-Jammu) signed Memorandum of Understanding with Bayer Crop Science Limited, a multinational company with its registered office at Thane, Mumbai.
Bayer is a leading organization in agriculture sector and is engaged in manufacturing and marketing of seeds and crop protection chemicals. The company aims to provide innovative product solutions to produce quality food, feed and fiber to meet the challenges of Indian agriculture and is committed to advanced research, innovation, and commercialization in the sector.
In the presence of Prof B N Tripathi, Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu, the MoU was signed by Prof Anil Kumar, Registrar on behalf of SKUAST-Jammu and Gulshan Singh Rana, Head, Market Development and Commercial Capability, Crop Science Division, on behalf of Bayer Crop Science Limited with the objective to promote collaborative research and development projects in the field of agricultural sciences and technologies of the two institutes.
Rana was accompanied by Rajvir Singh Rathi, Director Public Affairs, Science and Sustainability and Dr Ravinder Singh, Agronomy Services Manager, Weed Management, Bayer Crop Science Limited.
Through this agreement, SKUAST-Jammu and Bayer will identify and undertake research projects/PG research of mutual interest, focusing frontier areas of Agriculture, Horticulture, Veterinary Science, Dairy Technology, Agricultural Engineering and Basic Sciences. Bayer shall fund Ph D student research projects of mutual interests and will nominate a professor of practice for teaching graduates in area of their expertise.
Dr S K Gupta (Director Research), Dr Amrish Vaid (Director Extension), Dr Rajinder Peshin (Director Education), Dr Sanjay Khar (Director P&M), Dr S.E.H. Rizvi (Dean, Basic Sciences), Dr Rajesh Katoch (Dean, Veterinary Sciences & AH), Dr J S Soodan (Dean, Dairy Technology), Dr Vikas Tandon (Dean, Horticulture & Forestry), Dr Sudhakar Dwivedi (Dean, Student Welfare), Madan Lal (Comptroller), Er Iqbal Singh (Estates Officer) and others were also present on the occasion.
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