In what is being hailed as a laudable accomplishment, nine students from the BTech Biotechnology program at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, have passed the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2024 with outstanding scores. This achievement highlights the exceptional academic standards and dedication of both the students and faculty within the Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology.
Library, College of Agriculture Padannakkad conducted One day National Workshop on “AI Tools for Academic Writing: A hands on Training” on 14th March 2024.
The programme was started at 9.30 AM. Dr. V P Ajithakumari, Programme Coordinator & Assistant Librarian, COA, Padannakkad, welcomed all the dignitaries and participants.
In an impressive academic achievement, Ms. Koya Madhuri Mani, a postgraduate student from the Department of Agronomy at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, has received national recognition for her MSc thesis. Her research, focusing on rice science, has been selected as the "Outstanding MSc thesis in Rice Science" for the year 2023 by the Association of Rice Research Workers (ARRW) at the ICAR - National Rice Research Institute (NRRI), Cuttack.
In a significant move to enhance sustainable farming practices among Scheduled Caste (SC) farmers, a series of training sessions were recently held in Thiruvananthapuram district, under the All India Network Project on Soil Biodiversity-Biofertilizers SC Sub Plan. These sessions, focused on the popularization of microbial inoculants, took place in Kilmanoor, Pulimath, and Veganoor, witnessing the participation of seventy-five farmers.
The International Workshop titled "Climate Resilient Rice for Kerala" successfully concluded on March 7, 2024. Organized by the Department of Plant Physiology, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, in collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the workshop brought together a diverse array of experts, researchers, and students to discuss the urgent need for climate-resilient rice varieties in Kerala.
In a remarkable achievement, a team from the Entrepreneurial Cell (ECell) of the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, has been awarded the second prize in the prestigious Youth Ideation Challenge 2023. The competition, which focused on the theme of Agrobiodiversity, was held on March 6, 2024, at the Kerala State Biodiversity Board headquarters in Trivandrum.
Blesson B. Varghese, and Arunima Babu C.S., both MSc Statistics students from the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, achieved national recognition by winning the first and second prizes at the 74th annual conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics. The conference, focusing on "Harnessing Statistics and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable and Smart Agriculture," was held from February 2nd to 4th, 2024, at the N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University (NAU), Gujarat. This conference was a collaborative effort between the Department of Statistics, N.M.
The Department of Agricultural Extension Education at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani of the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) hosted a significant technical session and live demonstration on "Fields of the Future: Exploring the Fusion of Robotics and Agriculture" on February 28, 2024. The chief guest-cum-resource person was Mr. Mubeen Rahiman, Chief Technical Officer & Analyst Project Management at New Propeller Technologies, R&D Pvt. Ltd., Trichy, Tamilnadu. Mr.
Dr. C. Anantharamakrishnan, Director CSIR-NIIST, was the Chief Guest of the inaugural function of the Two-day HRD Training for KAU Scientists 'Balancing Work Life and Career Transition for Development'. The esteemed Chief Guest elucidated his valuable thoughts on the topic 'Career Transition for Development'. NIIST and KAU, CoA Vellayani is starting collaboration on various aspects
TSS Vellayani had organized a two-day HRD training on 'Balancing Work Life and Career Transition for Development' for the scientists of KAU from 12.2.2024 to 13.2.2024. Hon'ble Vice Chancellor Dr.B.Ashok IAS inaugurated the programme and shared his insights on 'Academic Leadership'.
