Foreign scholars to visit GNN College, Doraha

Our Correspondent

Doraha, May 18

As many as 10 nuffield scholars from abroad will participate in the global focus programme at Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, on May 20 to interact with the rural students and enrich their expertise and know-how in the field of agriculture.

Among these scholars include Lara Ladyman from Western Australia, Felicity Mcleod from New South Wales (Australia), Stuart Tait from New South Wales, Matthew Fealy from Queensland, David Hichens from Langford Bristol, United Kingdom, Rebecca Hyde from New Zealand, Crispin Howlitt from Canberra, Murilo Martins F Bettarello from Brazil, Ed Payne from Ireland and Jaap Dun from Netherlands.

Pavittar Pal Singh Pangli, President of Borlaug Farmers Association for South Asia, Chairman of United Farmer Empowerment Initiative and President Emeritus, PAU Kisan Club, will be hosting the visit of 10 scholars, who shall be visiting to the college to share their expertise with the rural students about digital agriculture, sowing several crops in the fields at the same time like polyculture and permaculture, use of robotics in horticulture to revolutionise industry, dairy farming, changing composition of the grain to enhance human health, understanding genetics of wheat quality attributes, farming business, sheep and beef breeding, its financial viability etc.

The scholars will also visit plant breeding nursery, oil seed breeders, vegetable breeders, Kisan Club, rural museum and GADVASU for exchange of diary, fishery and veterinary culture.

“We have been arranging the visits of scholars from 14 to 16 countries twice a year since 2008 and this exercise has proved to be very fruitful. The scholars are benefited as they can learn much from the ways and techniques followed in our country to enhance the agricultural production and we are benefited by their techniques and modes of working," Pangli said.

"This is going to be very effective for the rural students of the college as they shall be able to gain technical know-how and expertise

and shed their age old modes of working on the fields," said the General Secretary of the college, Harpratap Brar.