Dharwad: The University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Dharwad, conferred honorary doctorates on Dr. Mark A. Hussey, Interim Presdient, Texas A&M University, United States of America and Dr. Rajendra Singh, the waterman of India, at its 27th annual convocation held here on Thursday.

Pro-Chancellor and state Agriculture Minister Krishna Byregowda presented the degrees in the absence of Governor H. R. Bhardwaj.

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Delivering the convocation address, Dr. Hussey called upon the global community of scholars to collectively work towards solving problems such as food insecurity, malnutrition and hunger.

He said currently one sixth of the world’s population is suffering from chronic hunger and at least 3.5 million children die every year globally due to malnutrition. Not only does hunger rob the poor of a healthy and productive life but it also leads them to crime and civil unrest, he added.

He also said time was ripe to act since 9 billion people have to be fed by 2050. He said universities are being affected by he current trend of declining funding to higher education.

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