Bhubaneswar, Sept. 13: Young agricultural scientists need to focus on the
impact of climate change on agriculture and find new ways to counter it, Prof. Pradipta
Kumar Nanda, Vice-Chancellor of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) said on Friday.
Prof. Nanda was addressing students who had completed their education in B.Sc
Agriculture (Hons) and M.Sc Agriculture from the Institute of Agricultureal Sciences
(IAS), faculty of agricultural sciences of SOA at a graduation ceremony organised for
them in the college campus.
Climate change and its impact on food security are critical areas where
agricultural scientists have a big role to play, Prof. Nanda said while asking the
graduates not to be overly dependent on technologies like ChatGPT. “It is a good ally
but you should use it as a supplement,” he said.
Degrees were presented to the students of 2020-24 B.Sc. (Agril) batch and 2023
M.Sc. (Agril) batch on the occasion. Prof. Nanda also administered the oath to the
graduating students.
Prof. Nanda said that the students had passed out from the university
which had been ranked 14 th in the country in the National Institutional Ranking
Framework (NIRF) in 2024 and should always endeavour to keep SOA’s flag flying
high.
Prof. Santosh Kumar Rout, Dean of IAS, presented the report while Prof.
B.K. Mishra, Head of the department of Entomology, also spoke. Prof. Manjula
Das, Controller of Examination, Prof. Jyoti Ranjan Das, Dean (Students’ Welfare),
members of the Academic Council, departmental heads and faculty members
were present.
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