Shri. Sharadchandraji G. Pawar Union Minister of Agriculture, Food and Civil Supplies,
Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution System, Government of India
Chairman, Board of Trustees & The President, Governing Council, VSI.
"The third millennium and the twenty-first century have just begun. In years ahead, three issues, namely, food, energy and environment are likely to attract major attention of mankind. For a sensitive commodity of mass consumption like sugar, the future is likely to be full of expectations and challenges... It is now for the industry as also for research organizations to imaginatively exploit sugarcane for its diversified applications………
All future research programmes should inevitably be associated with the frontline branches of science, i.e., biotechnology, information technology, geographical information system, environmental science, agro-industry management and the like………
