Guwahati: Governor of Assam Gulab Chand Kataria visited Assam Agricultural University and Assam Women’s University to assess the various initiatives carried out by the universities on his first journey to Jorhat on Sunday.
Governor Kataria urged the scientists and academic staff at the Assam Agricultural University to focus their research on enhancing the yield of agricultural products and helping to improve the standard of life for farmers.
He stressed on the need to pay remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce.
He also encouraged university students to investigate the field of agroentrepreneurship saying that it not only promises financial independence but also increases agricultural yields by encouraging them to be enterprising.
Meanwhile, Kataria urged the university community to lead the ground-breaking research for the advantage of the agriculture sector and the well-being of the farmers in light of Assam Agricultural University’s pivotal role in agricultural research and the ensuing growth in agricultural outputs.
Kataria also visited Assam Women’s University where he spoke with staff members and students.
The governor said, “Assam Women’s University is an academic bastion for women’s education and is serving as a vital pillar in promoting women’s education in the state and empowering them through higher education.”