Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir (SKUAST-K) organised a seven-day online workshop on innovative technologies in agriculture and modern farming.
The weeklong programme, ‘Innovative Technologies inAgriculture: Paving Way to Modern Farming’ was organised by the University’sinnovation and entrepreneurship cell under the ambit of ICAR-World Bank fundedNational Agricultural Higher Education Project for institutional development ofSKUAST-K.
Around 93 participants including students from variousfaculties of the varsity, researchers, policy makers, bank executives (NABARD),JKEDI Executives, agripreneurs and consultants participated in the workshop.
Many directors, scientists and policy makers in field ofagronomy, artificial intelligence, agribusiness, soil science and agriculturaleconomics presented lectures and presentation to the students on variousopportunities of agripreneurship and innovation.
Leading agriculture expert in the field of artificialintelligence, Dr K Ramesh talked about new vistas in agriculture innovation andmodernisation. Dr Huma Naz, a leading pathologist, talked about varioussoftware applications for detecting diseases in plants. Dr Muheet Ahmed Butt,an expert in computer sciences and artificial intelligence, talked about usesof robotics and artificial intelligence in modern agriculture