ICAR-CTCRI Inks MoU with Mahatma Gandhi University

ICAR-CTCRI Inks MoU with Mahatma Gandhi University

27th March 2023, Kottayam

ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, and Mahatma Gandhi (MG) University, Kottayam signed a Memorandum of Understanding here today.

CTCRI-MOU-01  CTCRI-MOU-02

As per the MoU, the possible areas of collaboration include various fields of biosciences including biotechnology, biochemistry, microbiology, climate change, nanotechnology, smart farming as well as processing & value addition.  

Prof. Sabu Thomas, Vice Chancellor, MG University, and Dr. G. Byju, Director, CTCRI signed the MoU on behalf of the respective organizations.

This bilateral relationship between a University and a national research institute will help transform the agricultural sector by solving many issues of the society at large, said Prof. Thomas.  

Dr Raju emphasized that the CTCRI will act as a center of research for Ph.D. students of the university and will bring national and international projects to solve pressing issues.

(Source: ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram)

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