By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAS), faculty of agricultural sciences of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), has been chosen for the Outlook Excellency award under outstanding institute category.
The award will be presented to IAS at the 5th edition of Outlook Agritech Summit and Awards 2024 to be held in New Delhi on a date to be decided.
IAS has received a communication from the Outlook Group to this effect.
The annual event is organised as part of Outlook Group’s agriculture initiative which showcases groundbreaking innovations while providing the platform for forging new collaborations in the agritech sector.
Senior government officials, industry leaders and experts, impactful farmers, policymakers, farm innovators and academicians, agritech start-ups and farming companies, among others, will attend the event to be graced by Union minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Mr. Arjun Munda.














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