{"id":46891,"date":"2025-05-14T20:33:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T15:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanacres.in\/?p=46891"},"modified":"2025-05-14T20:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T15:03:15","slug":"karnataka-guv-urges-graduates-to-drive-agri-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/?p=46891","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka Guv Urges Graduates to Drive Agri Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Wednesday called on young graduates to lead innovation in India\u2019s agriculture sector, stressing the growing role of agri-tech, startups, and sustainable practices in driving rural and economic transformation.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Speaking at the 38th Convocation of the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), the Governor highlighted the potential of emerging sectors such as organic product marketing, cold chain logistics, farm-to-market linkages, and agri-tourism as future growth engines. \u201cWith over 60% of India\u2019s population reliant on agriculture, agricultural universities must evolve into catalysts for socio-economic growth,\u201d said Gehlot. He urged students to contribute to flagship missions like Startup India, Digital India, and Atmanirbhar Bharat by turning research into scalable field solutions. The Governor underscored the urgent need to tackle key challenges including climate change, water scarcity, soil degradation, and farmer income instability. \u201cThese can only be solved through scientific innovation, technological skills, and a spirit of entrepreneurship,\u201d he said.<\/h4>\n

Pointing to the future of farming, he stressed the use of cutting-edge tools such as artificial intelligence, drones, biotechnology, and data analytics in improving productivity and sustainability. \u201cSmart agriculture is the way forward, and you must become its torchbearers,\u201d Gehlot told graduates. He further called for the creation of \u201cknowledge villages\u201d\u2014rural hubs where innovation, value addition, and market connectivity can thrive with institutional support and active community participation. Expressing concern over excessive chemical usage, the Governor advocated a shift toward organic and natural farming, aligning public health with environmental sustainability.<\/h4>\n

The address positioned young graduates not just as future professionals but as potential changemakers in India’s agri-economy, reflecting a broader push to integrate rural development with digital and green innovation in 2025.<\/h4>\n

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Karnataka Guv Urges Graduates to Drive Agri Innovation<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Wednesday called on young graduates to lead innovation in India\u2019s agriculture sector, stressing the growing role of agri-tech, startups, and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7038,157,146,147,148],"tags":[71859,34901,71860,5484,65967,71861],"class_list":["post-46891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture","category-bangalore","category-latest","category-news","category-urban-news","tag-agri-startups","tag-agriculture-innovation","tag-karnataka-governor","tag-organic-farming","tag-smart-farming-india","tag-university-of-agricultural-sciences"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}