TNAU hosts global conference on Seed & Crop Health innovations

kovai: tamil nadu agricultural university (tnau), coimbatore, hosted an international conference on "unleashing the power of seed & crop health innovations for a food secured world" on november 21-22, 2024, in collaboration with the shastri indo-canadian institute.dr. r. umarani, director, seed centre, highlighted the need for advanced agricultural technologies to meet the global food demand for an estimated 9.7 billion people by 2050. tnau vice-chancellor dr. v. geethalakshmi emphasized the significance of quality seeds and applauded innovations like vithai amirtham seed coating polymer.key speakers included dr. r. viswanathan of icar-iisr and dr. allen britten of cape breton university, canada.