A.P. Governor advocates cultivation of oilseeds, pulses to verify malnutrition in nation

Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer has appealed to farmers to focus extra on cultivating pulses and oilseeds, thereby lowering their imports and contributing to the dietary safety of the nation.

Participating within the 57th Convocation of Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), at Atkur village in Krishna district on Thursday (July 24, 2025), the Governor identified that Andhra Pradesh was a number one performer with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 8.8% in agriculture and allied sectors in the course of the 2024-25 fiscal yr.

India has achieved a report meals grain manufacturing of 353.95 million tonnes in 2024, and the nation’s agricultural commodities are reaching a number of international locations throughout the globe, he stated.

He pressured the necessity for sustaining dietary safety and meals security, whereas rising the manufacturing of meals grains.

Former Special Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab, A. Venu Prasad, who was the chief visitor for the programme and an alumnus of ANGRAU, Bapatla, stated the institute helped him attaining to better heights in profession.

“ANGRAU, positioned at Lam in Guntur district, is competing with prime institutes within the nation. Students ought to choose the programs of their selection and excel within the subject,” Mr. Venu Prasad stated.

Later, the Governor and the chief visitor awarded levels and awards to the meritorious college students and the employees.

ANGRAU Vice-Chancellor R. Sarada Jayalakshmi Devi stated that established in 1964, the college had up to now awarded levels to 48,352 college students, together with 36,664 undergraduates, 11,688 put up graduates and researchers.

“The college has launched 25 new forms of crops throughout 2023-24 fiscal yr, of which 9 had been on the State degree and 16 on the nationwide degree,” Ms. Jayalakshmi Devi stated.

Kaikalur MLA Kamineni Srinivas, Krishna district in-charge Collector Geetanjali Sharma, ANGRAU Registrar G. Ramachandra Rao had been among the many dignitaries who participated within the programme.